By Our Corresponent
Seven worshippers who were holding night vigil at the Apostolic Church, Station Area, opposite the General Post office, Ilorin, have been rescued alive by men of the Kwara State Fire Service when the church building collapsed on them.
It was said the building collapsed as a result of the heavy rain on Saturday.
Another person who was reportedly swept away by flood in the Oniyangi area had yet to be found.
The state fire service in a statement on Sunday by the head of Media and Publicity, Mr Hassan Adekunle, said the seven worshippers were rescued around 11.30pm on Saturday.
The statement reads partly, “Kwara State Fire Service has been attending to several rescue operations across the state since yesterday’s downpour.
“Part of this operation, was the rescue operation carried today opposite C&S Church Muritala Area, Ilorin, during which seven men were rescued well alive.”
The Saturday downpour, which lasted for more than five hours, wreaked havoc in Ilorin and other parts of the state as wind blew off rooftops of more than 300 buildings, uprooted electric poles and trees.
