Tragedy As Two Sisters Die In Ogun Building Collapse

By Babatunde Solanke

Tragedy occurred at Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State on Saturday as the family of Ayanshina lost their two daughters after a building collapsed on them.

The duo of 16-year-old Suliyat and her 25-year-old elder sister, Nofisat, were trapped in the collapsed building.

The incident, it was gathered, occurred due to a mudslide following a downpour.

According to Punch online report, the two victims were said to be within the structure when the Saturday downpour started before the building caved in.

The report added that it took some time for neighbours to free the sisters, who were hurt and trapped within the collapsed structure.

The medium also gathered that as soon as they were rescued from the wreckage, the residents rushed both injured sisters to the Tomade Hospital, Ojodu Abiodun, which is close by.

However, Suliyat and Nofisat were confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.

An eyewitness, who lives in the community and who doesn’t want name in print because he was not authorised to speak for the family, claimed that everyone was taken off guard by the incident.

The eyewitness, who added that residents did everything they could to save both victims from the rubble, explained that the sisters were inside the house when the incident happened. We all jointly made efforts to rescue them from the wreckage. We immediately took them to the hospital. It’s so sad that we lost them.”

The eyewitness added further that after the matter was reported to the police, the family insisted that the deceased be buried according to Islamic rites.

The State Police Command, speaking through its Spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, who confirmed the sad incident, explaining that the family insisted that the victims be buried immediately.