Two
women have been confirmed dead, while 17 other persons sustained various
degrees of injuries following the collapse of market stalls at Urua Edet-Obo, a
popular market at Ikot Akpatek in Onna LGA of Akwa Ibom.
The state Police
Commissioner, Murtala Mani, confirmed the tragic incident in a telephone
conversation with journalists on Monday in
Uyo.
“Two women died during
the tragedy caused by the collapse of an old wall that fell on them.
“Others who sustained
injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment,” Mr. Mani said.
A witness said the remains
of the dead victims had been deposited at Immanuel Hospital in Eket, a
neighbouring local government area.
The witness added that
some of the injured victims, many of them women, were responding to treatment
in the hospital.
The incident happened
nine days after a Church building collapse claimed scores of lives at Reigners
Bible Church in Uyo on Dec. 10.
- NAN
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