There was tears and anguish at the Oke-Ijeun area of Abeokuta, earlier today after a pregnant woman and her 5-year-old daughter, were killed when a building caved in on them.
An old building which collapsed and killed a pregnant mother and her daughter in Abeokuta
A 5-year-old schoolgirl, Ganiyat and her pregnant mother identified as Kafayat Somoye, were on Thursday, killed when a ramshackle building at Onifufu/Aderupaba compound in Oke-Ijeun area of Abeokuta, collapsed on them.
According to an eye witness, the mother was taking her two children to school when a cracked wall of the building located near their home suddenly collapsed and fell on the duo.
The body of a 5-year-old girl removed from the collapsed building.
The wall of the over 70-year-old building killed the two before any help could reach them, witnesses said.
It was gathered that the mother-of-two was a petty trader, while the child attended Methodist Primary School, Ago-Oko, Abeokuta.
Police arrived the scene at about 9:00am and removed the bodies to the hospital, as sympathizers who gathered, wept.