Two persons, including a baby, have been injured in Umuahia, Abia State capital as a three-storey building collapsed at the Low-Cost Housing Estate in the city.
This is even as the Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA has sealed up the premises of the collapsed building.
The General Manager of Umuahia Capital Development Authority, Mr Kingsley Agomoh who visited the scene, thanked God for saving the lives of two persons, including the baby.
He said that the occupants of the bungalow, which the three-storey building affected have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
The UCDA General Manager explained that the agency has commenced an investigation to ascertain the cause of the building collapse, pointing out that the appropriate punishment will be meted out to the owner in line with the law, adding that an integrity test will be conducted on the two three-storey buildings still standing on the premises.
Speaking to Journalists on Saturday morning, some occupants affected by the building collapse Mr Ugwumba Shedrack and Nkechi Uzochi said that the incident happened at about 3am in the morning, explaining that the collapsed building belongs to a former Governorship candidate .
Also, an eyewitness and security man, Babayu Adamu, said the building showed some signs in the past and reinforcing measures were taken.
