Ilorin building collapses, Kills 52-year-old technician

A 52-year-old electronics technician, Alhaji Taiye-Hassan Beki died when part of his building collapsed on him during a rainfall accompanied by storms in llorin, the Kwara State capital.

The incident occurred on Monday at the Beki family compound in the Alanamu area of the llorin West Local Government Area of the state.

According to a report by The Punch, the victim – a father of four – was urinating at the back of the building when a part of his mud house suddenly fell on him.

He was said to have been trapped under the rubble for several minutes before he was rescued by sympathisers, who were mostly members of his family.

The victim, who sustained injuries and lost consciousness, was immediately rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, where he passed away on Tuesday.

He was buried at the Muslim Cemetery, llorin, after the Janazah prayer organised by his family and attended by some sympathisers.

The Magaji of the Beki compound, Alhaji Yahaya Olowo-Beki, described the incident as an act of God.

Both the state fire service and the state police command said that they were not aware of the incident.

The Head, Media and Publicity, Kwara State Fire Service, Mallam Hassan Adekunle, said the agency was not called for any rescue operation, while the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, said that the incident was not reported.

However, a member of the family, Abdulfatai Beki, who works with the News Agency of Nigeria, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro and described it as unfortunate, adding that sympathisers had been trooping into the compound to commiserate with the family over the incident.

The Informant247 News Nigeria