Many guests sustained various degrees of injuries as an event centre collapsed on guests during a burial reception in Ijero-Ekiti on Ssturday..
No fewer than six People have sustained various degrees of injury when an event centre suddenly collapsed in Ijero Ekiti on Saturday.
The building, F and G Event Centre, located along Ijero-Ido Ekiti road, with over 250 occupants, had its roof and walls receded around 4 pm while being used as a reception venue for a burial ceremony.
Apart from the wreckage, the building auditorium and surroundings were littered with spilt foods served for the guests, broken bottles, shoes, male caps, female wigs and headgear.
In the meantime, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji had visited Ijero Community to commiserate with the people over the unfortunate incident.
The Governor represented by his Deputy, Chief Monisade Afuye, who visited the site of the building collapse and Ijero General Hospital, where some victims received treatments, on Sunday morning, grieved over the incident, saying he deemed the accident as very disturbing and saddening.
Addressing the sympathisers, Oyebanji directed all government agencies to ensure that all public buildings of that nature are supervised and certified at every stage to avoid unwarranted fatalities.
The Governor said the incident could have been averted if government agencies carried out proper building scrutinies and compliance with specifications, warning that a situation like that shouldn’t be allowed to reoccur in the state.