Students trapped as building collapses in Edo

The student community at Ekosodin, Edo State was thrown into panic on Saturday morning when a storey building on Ekhator Street, Benin, the state capital, collapsed during the early morning downpour in the state.

Ekosodin borders the University of Benin and has a huge student population as those who cannot get accommodation in the school opt to live in the area.

News HQ gathered that some of the trapped students have been rescued while the search for others continue.

One of the students at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that a university rescue team managed to evacuate some of the trapped occupants, though several were severely injured.