3 feared dead, 5 rescued as two-storey building collapses in Osun

By Shina Abubakar
OSOGBO—THREE persons have been confirmed dead and five rescued alive after a two-storey commercial building under construction collapsed at Owode-Ede, in Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State.

The incident occurred at Zone 8, Oke Alaafia Community, at about 11pm on Friday, prompting a rescue operation by the Federal Fire Service and other emergency responders.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the Federal Fire Service, Osun State Command, DSF Ojo Omoyemi Olamide, said the command received a distress call through its emergency line at about 11:30pm and immediately mobilised personnel to the scene.

She said the five rescued victims were taken to Ider...