… As Police arrest 3 armed robbery suspects in Ogun***

The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) says one person has died from a collapsed two-storey building in Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The newsmen report that the incident occurred on Monday around 10 pm; two persons were rescued alive and taken to Ikorodu General Hospital for medical attention.

NEMA South West Spokesman, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, told newsmen on Tuesday that the two persons injured comprised of a male and a female.

The collapse building was located at 97, Lagos road, Aruna area of Ikorodu.

He said: “Immediately the incident occurred, local residents within the area mobilised themselves to carry out initial rescue activities.

“Though, fire service and police responded, they were unable to do much due to unavailability of equipment to lift the rubble on the suspected location of the trapped victims.

“One body has been recovered. The emergency phase of search and rescue has ended with the evacuation of all debris to ground zero with no additional body recovered.

“So, far two rescued alive with injuries and one body recovered”.

In another development, the Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday said it arrested three armed robbery suspects; Daniel Okereke, Hernry Osagwe and Wisdom Aruba, who had been terrorising Mowe area of the state.

Police Spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said in a statement issued in Abeokuta, Ogun, that the suspected robbers were arrested at 10 p.m. on Oct. 18.

He explained that the robbers were arrested following information received by the policemen attached to the Mowe Divisional Headquarters.

He added that a group of seven men, suspected to be armed robbers, was sighted in a hideout at Ajeonibode area of Mowe in Ogun, perfecting plans for the attack.

“Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mowe Division, CSP Saminu Akintunde, quickly mobilised his men and stormed the scene.

“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to flight, but with the assistance of members of the community, three of them were apprehended while others escaped.

“Recovered from them are: one locally made short gun loaded with two live cartridges, two jack knives and charms,” he said.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for investigation.

The CP also directed a manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang with the view to bringing them to justice within the shortest possible time.