Illustrative photo of a collapse building
There was a reported tragedy and anguish as residents of Suleja
local government area of Niger state cried out following the collapse of
a wall in one of the rooms of Kwamba apartment which reportedly killed a
seven-day-old child and his seven-year-old sibling on Wednesday.
The director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management
Agency, Ahmed Inga, confirmed this in a statement, saying the mother of
the minors also sustained injuries in the incident, adding that she was
recovering, and that the government would take full responsibility of
her upkeep.
"The owner of the collapsed wall was given a warning by the
neighbours over the poor structure of the wall, but he refused to yield
to the advice. It was not windstorm that led to the collapse of the
wall, but the poor way in which it was built," he said.
Inga appealed to residents to respect government laws, saying
appropriate punishment awaited any act of negligence displayed by owners
of buildings or contractors.
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