Tragic! 13-year-old dies as building collapse in Ekiti State

The collapsed building also left four other people receiving treatment after sustaining injuries.

A 13-year-old child has lost her life, after an ancient building in Ekiti collapsed on Tuesday, October 2023.

The unfortunate incident, which occurred in Igede Ekiti headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Goverment Area of the State, left four other residents of the house injured and now receiving treatment at the hospital.

According to one of the Landlord’s son, Lanre Olagunju, the incident occured at around 2am, and was a shock to everyone as no one saw it coming.

“The building didn’t give prior notice or sign before the sudden collapse,” he said.

The Deputy Governor of the State, Monisade Afuye, who visited the scene to represent the state governor Biodun Oyebanji, described the incident as devastating, while he urged occupants of dilapidated buildings to evacuate their old houses for their own safety.

He said: “This is one incident that really saddened my heart. How could we lose a precious human life to such an avoidable circumstance? The building must have been giving some signs for long.

“If you check very well, the adjoining buildings are not even safe. The government agents will visit here soon to assess those houses and probably pull them down.

“I sympathise with the family and admirers of the victims. This is indeed a trying time for all of us, but we must learn one or two lessons from this and take actions that would safeguard our lives by being careful with the choice of buildings we will live in.”

Oyebanji also visited the hospital where the injured occupants were receiving treatments. He assured that the government would foot the bills for their treatment.