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By OKEY SAMPSON, Umuahia
The Abia State Government said on Thursday that it has declared one Mr Emmanuel Ohaka, the developer of the collapsed building located at85, Azikiwe Road, Aba, wanted, with a vow to prosecute Ohaka when arrested.
An additional three corpses, two females and one male, have reportedly been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed building as search and rescue continued on Wednesday.
The latest discovery brings to six the total number of people dead as a result of the collapse.
A government statement in Umuahia said Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the Commissioner of Police to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of the developer, Mr Ohaka, and the site engineer, Mr Bassey Afokwalam, who is said to be in custody.
Meanwhile, the remaining structure was on Wednesday completely demolished as the State Government late in the evening moved excavator into the site.
This followed Governor Ikpeazu’s directive to Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) and the Aba South LGA Town Planning Authority to immediately ensure full and safe demolition of the partially collapsed 3-storey building to avoid causing more harm to people around the area. (Daily Sun)
