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3 persons reportedly die after walls collapsed on them during demolition in Enugu

Propeties demolished in Ikota, Lekki area
File: A demolition site

Three men have lost their lives after a wall fell on them during a demolition exercise in Enugu.

SaharaReporters stated that the deceased were scavenging for valuables on a demolition site at the time.

Two persons reportedly d!ed on Friday while the third person d!ed on Saturday in a similar manner.

An eyewitness told SaharaReporters that the 2 who di£d on Friday, were evacuating some properties from the house under demolition after the occupants had been chased out.

An earth-moving equipment reportedly knocked down a part of the house and a falling wall fell on them.

“They were rushed to the Mother of Specialist Hospital but on getting to the hospital doctors pronounced them d£ad.

On Saturday, around 11:30 am another person was hit and k!lled by falling debris from one of the several storey buildings,” the source said.

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