Photo of the collapsed building. Photo: Resident
A three-storey building serving as a student hostel, known as Elite Five Star Lodge, located beside Tonimas Filling Station in Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has collapsed, trapping an unknown number of occupants.
It was gathered that the building collapsed in the early hours of Monday.
The incident threw residents and passers-by into panic as an unspecified number of occupants, believed to be mostly students, were trapped beneath the rubble.
Although the exact number of casualties could not be immediately confirmed, eyewitnesses said the building came down while students were inside.
