Oyo State Government has sealed off a collapsed building under re-construction in Ibadan the state capital.
The state government took the action on Monday.
Oyo Affairs had reported that the building located at the main road of Dugbe leading to Mokola collapsed Sunday night during the rainstorm that affected parts of Ibadan on Sunday.
The state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, who announced the sealing of the building on Monday, said the government took the action after an on-the-spot assessment of the collapse.
Akin-Funmilayo said the action was to prevent casualty, ensure the safety of lives and properties, and also to allow the government to come out with adequate reports on the cause of the incident.
He added that the integrity test would be carried out on the collapsed building and other such properties in the state to avoid the recurrence of such an incident.
He also stressed that the outcome of the test would determine the next action of the government.
