Nigerian Hostel Collapse
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A three-storey student hostel has collapsed in Anambra State, Nigeria, trapping an unknown number of occupants, mostly students. Rescue operations are underway, with initial reports indicating two deaths and three people rescued. However, the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, insists no students died in the collapse of the privately owned Elite Five Star Hostel.
Two killed, three rescued in Anambra students’ hostel collapse
- A three-storey hostel building collapsed in Amaokpala, Anambra State, trapping mostly students. - Two people died, and three were rescued by emergency responders who worked through the night. - Rescue operations continued as authorities searched the debris for any remaining victims.
No student died in hostel collapse, Anambra federal poly insists
- The Federal Polytechnic, Oko, has stated that no students died in a hostel collapse near its campus. - The privately owned Elite Five Star Hostel housed both students and non-students, and most stud…
VIDEO: Three students rescued in Anambra hostel collapse
- A three-storey student hostel, Elite Five Star Lodge, collapsed in Amokpala, near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. - Police and emergency responders launched a rescue operation after the…
Many feared trapped as three-storey student hostel collapses in Anambra
- A three-storey student hostel collapsed in Anambra State, Nigeria, trapping an unknown number of occupants, mostly students. - Rescue operations are underway involving police, fire services, and eme…