Four corpses removed from collapsed building in Onitsha

Semiu Salami
Semiu Salami

The Police in Anambra have recovered four corpses from the rubles of the collapsed uncompleted four-storey building at a church premises in Onitsha.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Emeka Chukwuemeka, told newsmen in Onitsha on Tuesday that the corpses had been deposited in a mortuary.

He said there was no official complaint from the church, owners of the collapsed building, or from the contractors handling the project. “The police are still waiting for official report from the necessary authorities’’, he said.

Chukwuemeka said that in line with Gov. Willie Obiano’s directive, the police had commenced investigation into the cause of the collapse.

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