Many trapped as building collapses in Oyo police barracks

A block of flats in the Sango Police Barracks in Oyo State collapsed on Saturday evening.

A video with the caption, “This block just collapsed at Sango police Barracks, Ibadan, Oyo State,” posted on Twitter by one Miss Urie Keshia, revealed that the collapsed structure was in front of a residential three-storey building.

But the Director of Operations, Oyo State Fire Service, Ismail Adeleke said he has not been informed about the development.

All attempts to reach the officials of the Oyo State Police Command for comments on the incident were futile.

The men of the National Emergency Management Agency, Oyo State were also not forthcoming.

Meanwhile, the residents are intensifying efforts to evacuate the rubble as the number of trapped persons remains unknown.