Ogum State is in southwest Nigeria and it's southern border is the the Atlantic Ocean. Ogum State has the largest city in Nigeria and the country's captial city, Abeokuta.
Ogum State is also called, "Gateway to Nigeria."
13 May 2016
Ogum State is also called, "Gateway to Nigeria."
13 May 2016
By Premium Times
A four-storey shopping complex (click here) constructed by the Ogun State Government has collapsed with many people feared dead.
The project at the popular Itoku market of Abeokuta caved in Friday morning, trapping several construction workers, witnesses said.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has arrived at the scene and is coordinating the rescue effort.
A witness said the building collapsed at about 9.00am, as workers were busy at the site. Six people were rescued and immediately taken to the hospital thirty minutes later, the source said.
Rescue efforts have continued more than three hours later, as personnel of the Fire Service, Ogun State Emergency Management Agency, Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, work to remove the debris to reach trapped victims....
