OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...

SOUTH SUDANESE SOLDIERS ARRESTED OVER DEATH OF UN WORKER. (PHOTO).


 South Sudanese soldiers arrested over death of UN worker


A United Nations staff member was found dead in South Sudan days after being taken into custody by security personnel, the world body said in a statement.


Army Lt. Lino Mariak Chol and two other soldiers were arrested after admitting to the killing and disclosing the whereabouts of the body, said Saninto Udol, a police spokesman. The body was found in a residential area on Thursday.


Bol Roch Mayol, a South Sudanese national, was taken from a UN vehicle by five South Sudanese soldiers Monday following a routine patrol to a displacement camp on the outskirts of the northern town of Wau.


Mayol’s UN vehicle had stopped on the side of a road after getting a flat tire, Udol said.


“We are devastated by the loss of our colleague,” Anita Kiki Gbeho, the head of the UN mission in South Sudan, said in a statement Friday.


Army detention facilities


Mayol was a language assistant who had worked with the UN mission in South Sudan, or UNMISS, since its inception in 2011.


UNMISS spokesperson Priyanka Chowdhury said authorities and the UN mission are trying to establish the exact manner of death.


Chowdhury said that UNMISS does not have any indication the killing was ordered or orchestrated.


Following his arrest Monday, the UN contacted army commanders about Mayol’s whereabouts and UN officials were invited to tour the army’s detention facilities in Wau.


Gbeho said the killing was “unacceptable” and called for an immediate and thorough investigation to ensure the responsible parties are held to account.


Motive unknown


The South Sudanese army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


A motive has not been established.


South Sudan has long been one of the most dangerous countries in the world for aid workers and attacks and abductions increased in 2025. The vast majority of aid workers who fall victim to violence were South Sudanese, the UN reported.


UNMISS is scaling down following a 15% budget cut. The reduction comes amid a sharp resurgence in fighting that left more than 1,000 civilians dead, some in indiscriminate bombings or extrajudicial killings by security personnel, the UN Human Rights Office said.

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