* Soludo visits scene, promises to help victims
No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead after about three buildings collapsed at a section of Ochanja Market in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Monday evening.
Eyewitnesses told journalists on Tuesday that several people were trapped when three of the five buildings under construction at the market collapsed.
However, 26 people have been rescued by emergency responders.
Reports say Governor Chukwuma Soludo has since visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment of the incident.
In his remark at the scene, the governor noted that he had stopped the construction of shops in any market in the State without the approval of the Physical Planning Board.
He, nonetheless, promised to assist those affected by the incident.
