The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the owner of the collapsed 7-storey building.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, told theportcitynews that men of the command arrested the owner of the collapsed building on Tuesday morning.
However, Omoni declined a request to make public the name of the said owner of the building.
Recall that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, ordered for the arrest of the owner the building, together with the contractor.
But Omoni did not state whether the command also arrested the contractor handling the building.
The governor also ordered full investigation into events that led to the collapse of the edifice.
Meanwhile, rescue efforts at the building site which collapsed on Friday at about 4 pm have been slow due to lack of heavy-duty equipment.
The government has also been criticized over the poor handling of the rescue efforts with victims’ relations calling on the state government to do more than it is currently doing.
