KENYAN BUILDING COLLAPSE NEAR NAIROBI KILLS SIX PEOPLE. (PHOTO).
Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people The collapse of an unfinished eight-storey building in Kenya has killed six people. The structure fell on Friday morning in Syokimau on the outskirts of Nairobi. Construction workers were reportedly at the site when the building’s uppermost concrete slab gave way, bringing down part of the structure, according to a preliminary report from Nairobi City County’s emergency team. The report did not establish why the slab failed. The Kenya Red Cross initially reported that three people had been rescued and one person was reported missing. TV reports later said that five people had been pulled alive from the rubble and taken to hospital. The emergency report said the number of workers present when the building fell had not been confirmed, leaving open the possibility that others were trapped. Firefighters and specialist rescue teams were continuing to search for survivors.
The Acting General Officer Commanding {GOC} 7 Division Nigeria Army,Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu has commended troops of 21 Brigade of the Division for delivering a devastating deep punch to Boko Haram terrorists leading to the capture of Large quantities of terrorists equipment.The commendation came on the heels of troops display of bravery that led to successful and decisive repelling Boko Haram terrorists attempted incusion into their location in Sambisa forest,Borno State early morning today,thursday,27th April 2017.The troops resilence paid off with heavy battering of Boko Haram terrorists leading to the terrorist sustaining huge casualties in fighters and equipment.The terrorists paid dearly as the troops neutralized 15 of them and wounded several others.In addition,the gallant troops made heavy seizures with the destruction of ! vehicle bound Improvised Explosive Devive {VBIED} belonging to the terrorists and captured of 1 Buffalo Gun truck mounted with Long Barrel Shika Gun,2 General Purpose Machine Gun,1 PKM Gun,2 General Purpose Machine Gun,1 PKM Gun,mortar tubes,3 AK-47 rifles,2 FN rifles,1 G3 rifle,others are 5 pieces of 60mm mortar Bombs,various GSM handsets,36 Hand Grenade,12 rifle magazines,Shilka fill tray,750 rounds of 7.62mm {NATO} ammunition,106 rounds of 32mm ammunition,a 12 volt battery,3 Automatic Grenade Launcher bombs and 5 mortar charges,among others.The GOC enjoined troops to remain resolute in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents in the North East in order to ensure total compliance with the Chief of Army Staff,Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai's directive that remnants of Boko Haram terrorists are flushed out of Nigerian territory.
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