An 11-year-old boy had died while 15 others sustained varying degrees of injury after a church, St. Paul Catholic Church collapsed in Delta state on Sunday.
Eyewitnessreporters gathered that the young boy identified as Jeffrey Jackson, had successfully escaped from the church hall, before being trapped while reportedly fleeing to a safer place.
The Catholic church building which is located in Adagbrasa-Ugolo community, in the Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State is said to be a structure of 100 years before it collapsed while parishioners were waiting for the priest to commence mass around 7am.
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In his revelation, a witness who is also the vice chairman of the Catholic church, Mr Daniel Agiri, said the incident occurred after the foundation of a new structure to expand the church gave way.
He said, “We were about to commence mass when we noticed a crack on the wall of the building from the altar. The incident happened rapidly. We are happy that the seminarian, who was to conduct mass, had not started. The moment the building started falling, everyone ran to safety. We lost one person and 15 persons got injured.”
“We have recovered the deceased’s body from the rubble. Jeffery was a primary four pupil. My son’s leg was also broken. Some of the injured persons are in their 80s. A doctor told us that they were in stable condition.”
Among the injured were octogenarians who have been rushed to the Orerokpe General Hospital and another private hospital in the headquarters of the council.
The Church’s Vice President pleaded with the state government and the Warri Catholic Diocese to erect a new building for them to worship.
In his reaction, a Commissioner in the state identified as Mr. Augoye who represented the governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, expressed his shock over the incident after paying a condolence visit to the father of the deceased, promising that the state government would investigate the cause of the incident.
The commissioner, after making a cash donation at the Orerokpe General Hospital, assured the victims that the government would also settle their medical bills.
He directed the hospital management to give prompt treatment to the injured.
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