Building Collapse: Family Of Seven Escapes Death In Umuahia

A three storey building has collapsed in Umuahia, the Abia State capital in the early hours of Saturday, July 25, 2025.

The building, said to belong to a popular Abia politician, Chief Ikechi Emenike is located along Olokoro Road, Federal Low Cost Housing Estate (Road 2Junction) Ohobo, Umuahia.

According to residents in the area who spoke to newsmen on Saturday, the building which is yet to be completed, collapsed in the early hours of Saturday at about 3 am while destroying a Bungalow close to it housing a family of seven.

Eyewitnesses told newsmen that no life was lost, adding that those affected including a nursing mother, her five months old baby, and another who sustained varying degrees of injuries were quickly rushed to hospital.

The building situated in a large compound with two other three storey buildings has no occupants as the building was unfinished.

Others who also spoke to newsmen, accused the APC chieftain of always abandoning his property, informing that this is not the first time his property has wreaked havoc. They also accused him of using substandard materials in executing building projects.

Reacting to the unfortunate incident while inspecting the level of damage, the General Manager of Umuahia Capital Development Authority, Mr Kingsley Agomoh who was visibly shocked, expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost in the unfortunate incident.

He announced the sealing up of the premises of the three-storey building, adding that the Agency has commenced an investigation to ascertain the cause of the collapse, pointing out that appropriate punishment would be meted out to the owner in line with the law.

Speaking to newsmen, the occupants of the bungalow which was affected by the collapse, Mr Ugwumba Shedrack and Nkechi Uzochi said that the incident happened at about three o’clock in the morning, adding that the collapsed building belongs to Chief Ikechi Emenike