Several people were injured on Thursday when a building under construction at the Stephen Keshi International Stadium, Asaba, Delta State, collapsed. The structure under construction is for the National Sports Festival scheduled to hold at the stadium on November 28, 2022. Some journalists, who went to assess the level of damage, were attacked and bundled out of the stadium on the orders of the Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, Tonobok Okowa. Collect their gadgets and bundle them out of here.”Related News High winds cause stand collapse at Dutch stadiumThe men then beat up some of the journalists with different objects. An eyewitness of the building collapse, who did not want to be identified, said an iron hit one of the workers in the head, while two others broke their legs.
Source: Punch November 12, 2022 08:59 UTC