- The walls of Urua market Ederebo in Ikot Akpatek in Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom state has collapsed
- Two market women lost their lives while 17 others sustained injuries
- The incident happened in the hometown of Governor Udom Emmanuel
The
wall of Urua market Ederebo in Ikot Akpatek in Onna local government
area of Akwa Ibom state, collapsed on Monday, December 19, killing two
market women.
No fewer than 17 others sustained
injuries and were taken to Immanuel General Hospital, Eket for medical
attention, The Punch reports.
Scene of the collapsed market wall in Akwa Ibom state
This comes barely nine days after a church building collapsed in the state during the consecration of its pastor as a Bishop, leaving many worshippers dead and others injured.
An
eyewitness, Edet Jack, said some of the victims who were thought to
have been dead in the incident, were revived on arrival at the hospital.
It was gathered that three years ago, the government renovated some sections of the 60-year old market.
Ephraim
Inyangeyen, the commissioner of works, who led an emergency rescue team
to the scene of the incident denied that no life was lost, while asking
people to stop spreading unverifiable report.
An eyewitness strongly opposed denial by the commissioner that no life was lost in the incident.
Scene of the incident in Akwa Ibom
Scene of the incident in Akwa Ibom
The eyewitness said: “I
do not understand what government hopes to gain by playing down or
denying figures of victims of disaster in the state. Last week, the
government was busy lying to defend a church whose building collapsed
and killed over 100 people due to very glaring technical error.
“Today again, the government team
arrived as soon as the incident occurred, and instead of going to
Immanuel General Hospital to ascertain if the weak facility can handle
the situation, the commissioner turned himself into a journalist to
throw intimidating questions at the timid villagers to cover up the
situation.”
Meanwhile, the police spokesperson in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, confirmed that two women died in the incident.
She said an old wall fell directly on them and killed them, adding that normal market business is ongoing.
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