SYNAGOGUE CHURCH: They chased us away as wetried to rescue victims trapped in collapsed building– NEMA

Officials of the National Emergency management Agency, NEMA, were
prevented from rescuing more victims of the collapsed Synagogue of
Nations Church’s Guest House, which collapsed Friday afternoon, the
spokesperson of the agency tells Premium Times , Friday.
The building, which was initially a two-storey complex, was being
refurbished with three additional floors already added to it when it
collapsed.
Ibrahim Familoye, who had earlier indicated that about three persons
died and 20 others injured, said the agency could not rescue more
victims because the church chased its officials away.
“The church members attacked us,” he said.
“First responders ran away for their own safety. I don’t know what they’re hiding,
they said they are capable of handling the situation but they doing a shoddy job
of it. People are still trapped in the rubble.
“If we were allowed to work we would have worked all night but the
safety of the emergency responders comes first. If they can attack us in
the day, there is no knowing what they would do at night.”