A man believed to be a scavenger was found dead when a staircase in an abandoned one-storey building reportedly collapsed on him at Elechi Street in the Mile 3 axis of Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Our correspondent who visited the area observed that the one-storey building has been taken over by weeds, while the walls are cracked. “On getting to the scene, the hoodlums had left the abandoned building. “We also observed that the staircase of the abandoned one-storey building collapsed on the deceased. We quickly raised the alarm which drew the attention of residents of the area who came to the scene.

Source: Punch November 10, 2023 02:22 UTC