2 Women Dead, 17 Others Injured as Another Building Collapses In Akwa Ibom State.

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Two women have been confirmed dead, while 17 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries following the collapse of market stalls at Urua Edet-Obo, a popular market at Ikot Akpatek in Onna area of Akwa Ibom state.

The state Police Commissioner, Murtala Mani, confirmed the tragic incident.

“Two women died during the tragedy caused by the collapse of an old wall that fell on them. Others who sustained injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment.”

A witness, according to NAN, said the remains of the dead victims had been deposited at Immanuel Hospital in Eket, a neighbouring local government area.

The witness added that some of the injured victims, many of them women, were responding to treatment in the hospital.

The incident happened nine days after a Church building collapse claimed scores of lives in Uyo.