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A 2 storey building under construction collapsed, according to reports, the storey building belonging to an Enugu State Government official, which collapsed on Thursday.
According to DAILY POST the building belongs to a member of the Enugu House of Assembly.
Some of the workers told newsmen at the construction site that they were working when they heard a caving sound.
It was gathered that in the ensuing confusion, some of the workers quickly jumped down from the last floor where they were working. A number of the workers were severely injured.
The Enugu State commissioner for Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, Mr. Chidi Aroh, who rushed to the scene of the incident, said that whereas his ministry took full responsibility for the incident, the agency had since August 2016 given order for work to stop at the site.
He, however, said the order was disobeyed.
He hinted that he had quickly dispatched a letter to the police, requesting for the arrest of one Engr. Nwokike, who he said was in charge of the site.
The Commissioner also noted that he had ordered for stop of works on all building projects ongoing at the estate until all approval plans were verified.
