Thirty-seven people were rescued, two others were injured, and many others were thought trapped when a building fell on Lagos Street in Abuja’s Garki Village neighborhood.
Nkechi Isa, a representative for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), verified the occurrence early Thursday.
“Rescue efforts are ongoing as the search for more victims intensifies at the scene of the building collapse at Lagos Street, Garki Village opposite the Garki police station in the FCT,” she said.
“A combined team of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC), FCT Police Command, and the VIO are on the ground to carry out the rescue efforts
“The two-storey building which serves both residential and commercial purposes collapsed on Wednesday night. 37 persons were rescued alive, while 2 others were fatally injured.”
According to her, the agency’s Search and Rescue team is waiting for excavators to help with the search and guarantee no victims are left behind.
Last month, a four-story structure collapsed in the city’s Life Camp neighborhood, injuring numerous people. It happened while construction workers were on the job in the Dape Area near the Berger Clinic.
Building collapses are widespread in various Nigerian cities.
Poor craftsmanship, low-quality materials, and corruption to avoid official monitoring are frequently cited for Nigerian construction mishaps.
