𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 26-𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly fallen from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The incident, which threw the entire business community into panic, occurred in the early hours of Monday.One of the eyewitnesses said, “When the incident happened, I initially thought it was a large bird falling from the sky.“It was only when the person landed that I realised it was a human being.“I had my phone with me but I couldn’t even record anything because I was completely shocked.”

Another eyewitness said, “The victim first hit a roof beside the security post of the building before landing on the ground. It was a terrifying sight.

”As at press time, the circumstances behind the unfortunate incident were still sketchy as investigation continues.Meanwhile, a statement released by Odu’a Investment Company Limited, the firm managing Cocoa House, on Tuesday, in Ibadan, the state capital, confirmed the incident.The Head of Branding and Communication of the company, Victor Ayetoro, who authorised the statement, said,

“The individual involved was swiftly attended to by the emergency response team and taken to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, for urgent medical attention.

“The company expressed deep concerns over the development and assured the public of its full cooperation with authorities investigating the cause of the fall,” he added.