A building housing several shops collapsed at Ochanja market, Onitsha on Monday evening February 26.
Though suspicions lingered about traders being trapped in the wreckage, the authorities had not yet arrived at the site to provide an accurate count of fatalities or determine the cause of the collapse.
A video captured by AAN TV sources revealed local traders expressing their distress, sifting through the debris in an attempt to assess the extent of the losses.
The specifics of the incident remain unclear, and as of the report filing, Governor Chukwuma Soludo had expressed his intent to personally visit the market on Tuesday morning to gather firsthand information.
Scheduled for evaluation at the scene were officials from the Anambra State Physical Planning Board and Material Testing Personnel to conduct a thorough assessment.
