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JUST IN: 7 Injured As Three-storey Building Collapses In Rivers

Demilade Bakare
Demilade Bakare
Published: June 9, 2025
Last updated: June 9, 2025
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  • A building under construction has collapsed in Rivers state, injuring seven people in the process.

  • Daily Report Nigeria gathers that some site workers who were working in the building were affected by the collapse.

  • The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development confirmed the use of bad building materials, hence the collapse.

No fewer than seven people have sustained injuries following the collapse of a three-storey building in Rivers state.

According to reports, the building was under construction when it began to shake, and afterwards collapsed.

 

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This happened in Aboga along the Igwuruta-Etche Road in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State around 1:30pm on Saturday, January 4.

Confirming the incident, an eyewitness noted that although no life was lost, seven of the nine workers working in the building sustained varying degrees of injuries, while the other two jumped off the building.

“Getting here, I saw the building collapsing. While some of the workers were able to jump out, others could not as the building collapsed on them,” he said

JUST IN: 7 Injured As Three-storey Building Collapses In Rivers
7 people get injured, as Three-storey building collapse

Also confirming the incident, another eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said;

“I heard a loud sound while I was in the house; when I rushed out, I saw the building collapsing. Some persons from this area and passersby started using axes to break through the debris to rescue the victims before the government and police came to join the rescue effort.”

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The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Emeka Kalu who also confirmed the incident said;

It is unfortunate that we are beginning the year with this tragic incident, though no life was lost. This is the 4th building collapse we have witnessed in the state since I assumed office,” he said.

“Preliminary investigation at the scene of the incident shows that the building may have collapsed due to the use of substandard materials by the developer

 

“Specifically, the use of 12mm rods for decking a building is a clear violation of construction standards. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, as similar cases of building collapse in the state have been linked to the same cause—the use of inferior materials.”

JUST IN: 7 Injured As Three-storey Building Collapses In Rivers
7 people get injured, as Three-storey building collapse

As a government, we are not happy with the repeated causes of building collapse in the state that have claimed lives, injured several persons, and caused avoidable damages and losses to developers in the state.

“Let me warn that we will no longer condone a situation where some builders will continue to violate the building code, including building without a government-approved building plan and compromising safety standards by using substandard materials in a bid to save cost.” He added.

 

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