By Priscillia Eke
Three kids have been confirmed dead in Akaeze, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state when a dilapidated building in the community collapsed on Friday night.
The kids whose names were given as Mmesoma, 11, Onyinyechi, 5, and John, 3, were all children of a man identified simply as Okereke in the area.
It was gathered that before the building collapsed, Okereke’s wife, Elizabeth had expressed serious concern over the physical condition and pleaded with her husband to work towards relocating the family to a better place immediately.
It was gathered that the family could not afford the fund to make alternative arrangements for the relocation before the ugly incident.
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The deceased was removed from the building by neighbors and have been buried while their mother and her only surviving son were still receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital as at the time of this report.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, LovethOdah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police said the matter has not been reported to her office and promised to give our correspondent the details when the matter gets her office.
“I called the DPO of Akaeze Development Centre and he said he will text me the details but he has not, I am still waiting for his text”, she said.
But the Coordinator of Akaeze Development Centre, Onyebuchi Ogbadu confirmed the incident.
In his words; ” when I received the information, I rushed to the place and saw that three kids were dead instantly while the surviving mother and one of the children were rushed to the hospital. It was very critical. The incident happened on Friday night”. ENDS
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