Rescue officials have recovered the body of a female victim believed to be a student in the collapsed three-storey school hostel in Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The officials also confirmed that the body of a young man, said to be a student, has been located beneath the rubble but had yet to be retrieved as the painstaking search operation continues.
The building, which collapsed late Sunday night, is believed to have housed several students and other occupants.
DAILY POST reports that a combined rescue team comprising the Nigerian Red Cross Society, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Anambra State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Anambra State Fire Service, the Nigeria Police Force, other security agencies and operatives of the Operation Udo Ga-Achi security outfit have remained at the site.
At the time of filing this report, emergency workers, using heavy-duty excavators and other rescue equipment, are
