No fewer than five persons lost their lives, while four others sustained serious injuries after a Cherubim and Seraphim Church collapsed at Ija-Ugbo, Arogbo Ijaw town, in the Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Tuesday. All the victims were women. Among them was a pregnant woman
The building was said to be under renovation when it collapsed.According to a witness, the five casualities had left their homes for the construction site to fetch disused planks when the incident happened.He said the tragedy threw the community into mourning.
The witness said, “This is the first time that such a thing will happen in this community. It was caused by the inferior materials used for the renovation of the church.”The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, describing it as sad and unfortunate.
The PPRO identified the victims as Morenike Bubuma, Margret Goloba, Mayama Goloba, Kowei Aboa and Dali Gunuboh, who was pregnant.Joseph explained that the victims were killed while struggling for wood at the site.