Federal Polytechnic, Oko Clarifies Hostel Collapse Reports

Federal Polytechnic, Oko, says no student of the institution died in the collapse of the privately owned Elite Five-Star Hostel in Amaokpala, Anambra State on Sunday.

 In a statement issued on Monday, the institution's Public Relations Officer, Dr. Oguegbu Udoka, said the two people believed to have been trapped in the rubble were not students, explaining that most students had already left campus after completing their second-semester examinations.

Udoka added that the Rector, Dr. Chioma Awuzie, visited the scene on Monday morning with school officials as Anambra State Government officials joined rescue operations to assess the situation and support emergency responders.

Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency has sealed off the collapsed building while rescue efforts and investigations into the cause of the collapse continue.