A two-storey residential building has collapsed in Anambra, but no lives were lost.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in the state, Mr Chijioke Ojukwu, confirmed the incident to journalists on Monday.
Ojukwu said the building, located at Inyaba-Umudim Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area, reportedly collapsed on Sunday.
The commissioner, who visited the scene for an on-site assessment, described the incident as unfortunate.
He, however, expressed relief that no fatality had been recorded.
He said notice had been served on the occupants of a nearby three-storey building for their safety and to make way for an integrity test on the structure.
According to Ojukwu, buildings in the neighbourhood will be subjected to a mandatory integrity test, and those that fail will be demolished.
“The building was poorly constructed. It was built without the requisite approval of the ministry.
“It was built on the wall fence of an existing three-storey building by a developer.
“We will evacuate all the occupants of the three-storey building, which shares the same compound with the collapsed building.
“We have not been able to confirm if there was any casualty,” Ojukwu said.
He said there would be a statewide demolition of buildings that rest on the perimeter fences of existing buildings, those that violate setback rules, or those without the requisite approval.
