Officials of the National Emergency
management Agency, NEMA, were prevented from rescuing more victims of the
collapsed Synagogue of Nations Church’s Guest House, which collapsed Friday
afternoon. The spokesperson of the agency, Ibrahim Familoye, stated this in a
telephone interview with PREMIUM
TIMES on Friday night. The building, which was initially a two-storey
complex, was being refurbished with three additional floors already added to it
when it collapsed. Mr. Familoye, who had earlier indicated that about three
persons died and 20 others injured, said the agency could not rescue more
victims because the church chased its officials away.
“The
church members attacked us,” he said. “First responders ran away for their own
safety. I don’t know what they’re hiding, they said they are capable of
handling the situation but they doing a shoddy job of it. People are still
trapped in the rubble. “If we were allowed to work we would have worked all
night but the safety of the emergency responders comes first. If they can
attack us in the day, there is no knowing what they would do at night.”
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