Two women have been confirmed dead, while 17 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries following the collapse of market stalls at Urua Edet-Obo, a popular market at Ikot Akpatek in Onna LGA of Akwa Ibom.
The state Police Commissioner, Murtala Mani, confirmed the tragic incident in a telephone conversation with journalists on Monday in Uyo.
A witness said the remains of the dead victims had been deposited at Immanuel Hospital in Eket, a neighbouring local government area.
The witness added that some of the injured victims, many of them women, were responding to treatment in the hospital.
The incident happened nine days after a Church building collapse claimed scores of lives at Reigners Bible Church in Uyo on Dec. 10.
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