The Delta state police command has confirmed three persons, including two children, dead in building collapse of Salvation Ministry Church in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.
The building occupied by the church collapsed during an evening service on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at about 5:55pm.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO in the State, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed this in a statement in Asaba, Wednesday morning.
Edafe in the statement said: “Rescue Operation is over, 18 person rescued initially, four person’s discharged, 11 person’s still receiving treatment, three deaths recorded which includes two female children and one woman, their names unknown for now, kindly debunk the rumours making rounds that ten people died, that’s not correct.”
As at the time of filing this report, some of the rescued persons are still in the hospital receiving medical attention.
