Following the recent building collapse in Anambra state, the State government has refuted reports that two persons from Togo died in the accident.
Mr Elena Ezenwanne, the state’s Commissioner for Housing, stated this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where victims were receiving treatment.
According to The Nation, he said only one Togolese died in the incident.
He said the second Togolese, rumoured to be among the dead, was alive and receiving treatment at the hospital.
Reports about the collapse of a three-storey building under construction at Okpuno Otolo, Nnewi, was reported on October 17, and two persons reported died. Nine others trapped in the rubbles were rescued alive.
Ezenwanne said:
“He was seen on his bed but still groaning under severe pains with some other survivors from the building collapse,” he said.
Describing the incident as unfortunate, Ezenwanne, who visited the site of the collapsed building with his entourage, said the visit was to encourage the survivors.
He prayed for their quick recovery and pledged financial support for their treatment.
The commissioner sympathised with relatives of the deceased. The surviving Togolese, identified simply as Mr Collins, thanked the commissioner for his visit and support.