{"id":12639,"date":"2016-12-11T03:49:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T03:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12639"},"modified":"2016-12-11T03:49:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T03:49:58","slug":"akwa-ibom-gov-escapes-dead-but-about-50-others-are-unlucky-as-church-building-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=12639","title":{"rendered":"Akwa Ibom Gov. Escapes Dead, but about 50 others are Unlucky as Church Building Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11790&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A church building has collapsed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with many feared dead.<\/p>\n<p>The Reigners Bible Church, located along Village Road, was filled to capacity because its pastor was being consecrated as a Bishop, when the tragedy occurred, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPastor Akan Week was being consecrated today(10\/12\/16)<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Collapse-church.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12640\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Collapse-church-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"collapse-church\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Collapse-church-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Collapse-church.jpg 569w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> so the programme was holding inside the Church when suddenly, the whole building collapsed,\u201d one witness said.<\/p>\n<p>The witness said the Church was being renovated and upgraded because of the expected high number of guests on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people are buried under the debris as emergency workers continue rescue exercise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, who was the special guest of honour at the event, escaped unhurt.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses say the governor was seated in the front row, while the building, which had been under construction, collapsed from the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Our sources said many victims have been taken to various hospitals and mortuaries in the town.<\/p>\n<p>A source at one of the hospitals, Premier Hospital, said many of the injured were taken there and were receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>A police spokesperson who sounded emotional when contacted by phone, said she could not speak on the matter immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to be here to witness it, there is so much confusion,\u201d she simply said.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11790&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><a href=\"http:\/\/market.jumia.com.ng\/computers-laptops-gaming\/?utm_source=pap&amp;utm_medium=aff&amp;utm_campaign=b364e0f2&amp;a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=b364e0f2\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"\" src=\"\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/accounts\/default1\/a72f75b38\/b364e0f2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/kaymu.postaffiliatepro.com\/scripts\/a72f75i38?a_aid=Omafume&amp;a_bid=b364e0f2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A church building has collapsed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with many feared dead. 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