www.odogwublog.com reports that tragedy struck at Gariki, Ugwuoba in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, weekend, when soil collapsed on two persons excavating sand, killing them.
It was gathered that they were three
persons in the site excavating sand, but the third person was said to have left
to ease himself just before the incident.
It was also gathered that the Police
operatives of Oji River District unearthed the bodies and their identity is yet
to be established. Meanwhile, the Police in Enugu, yesterday, said it is
investigating the deaths.
The Command’s spokesman,
Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement, said the incident happened on
Saturday at about 10:30a.m. According to the statement, “two persons, who were
said to be excavating sand at a site in Gariki in Ugwuoba community, got buried
as sand collapsed and allegedly covered them.
“The identities of the victims are
yet to be known, but sources revealed that they hailed from Nibo in Awka South
Local Government Area of Anambra State, but were at the site to excavate sand
into lorries.”
He said the corpses were later
recovered with the assistance of the Oji River Police operatives, who had
contracted an excavator for assistance. Amaraizu added that the corpses have
been deposited at General Hospital, Oji River, mortuary for autopsy and
necessary investigation.
2 Anambra men buried alive in landslide at Enugu excavation site
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