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Elite Five Star Lodge, located in Amokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area, collapsed on Sunday night with an unknown number of occupants inside.
By Tolulope Oke
Three students have been pulled alive from the rubble of a three-storey hostel that collapsed near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State.
The rescued students were taken to St. Michael Hospital, Oko, where they are receiving medical attention.
Elite Five Star Lodge, located in Amokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area, collapsed on Sunday night with an unknown number of occupants inside.
The private lodge was occupied mainly by students of the polytechnic.
Police operatives, firefighters, officials of the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency and other responders continued searching the debris for occupants still feared trapped.
Footage circulating on social media showed emergency workers, students and residents gathered around the ruins as the rescue operation progressed.
Officials had yet to establish how many people were inside the building when it collapsed or confirm the total number of casualties.
The cause of the collapse also remained unknown as of the time of filing this report.
Rescue operations are ongoing.
