Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, accuse private hostel operators of ignoring safety concerns before a three-storey building collapse on Sunday night. Multiple reports say the building housed students and other residents, including those living at Elite Five Star Lodge near Tonimas Filling Station in Amokpala, Oko, within Orumba North Local Government Area. Students interviewed after the incident claim there were repeated complaints about structural defects and safety risks, but the landlord and caretaker allegedly failed to address them. They also allege negligence on the part of the building’s management, describing the hostel as dilapidated. One account states students are calling for arrests over the collapse. The reports focus on student allegations regarding prior warnings and the response by the hostel’s owners and caretaker, rather than providing confirmed findings on the cause of the collapse. Both outlets describe the collapse as the trigger for the accusations and for student demands for accountability.
Students accuse landlords of negligence after Oko Poly hostel collapse
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, accuse private hostel operators of ignoring safety concerns before a three-storey building collapse on Sunday night. Multiple reports say th...
- A three-storey hostel building housing Federal Polytechnic, Oko students collapses on Sunday night.
- Students claim the hostel (Elite Five Star Lodge) had structural defects and was dilapidated.
- Students allege the landlord and caretaker ignored repeated safety complaints before the collapse.
- Students call for accountability, including arrests, based on their allegations.
- The hostel is described as located near Tonimas Filling Station, Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area.
By Vincent Ujumadu Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, have accused owners and managers of private hostels of ignoring repeated complaints about structural defects, following the collapse of a three-storey building that accommodated students and other residents. Some students who spoke after the incident alleged that the landlord and caretaker of the collapsed […] The post Hostel collapse: Oko Poly students accuse landlords of ignoring safety warnings appeared first on Vanguard News.
2 hours agoSome students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, who resided in the three-storey building, Elite Five Star Lodge, located beside Tonimas Filling Station, Amokpala, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area, that collapsed on Sunday night have accused the landlord and caretaker of the building of negligence. Some of the students, in voice messages made available to DAILY […] Students accuse landlord, caretaker of negligence, call for their arrest over collapse of dilapidated hostel [VIDEO]
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