A joint task force made up of members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Police Force, and locals has successfully rescued five victims.
On Thursday night, a two-story building in the Kubwa neighbourhood of Abuja Municipal Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja collapsed. A shopping centre is also housed in the structure.
One of the rescued victims, Hafeez Olayinka, who spoke to The PUNCH, confirmed that the building had collapsed on Thursday night at about 11:30 pm, but they were only rescued in the early hours of today (Friday), and we’re taken to the hospital.
He noted that he arrived at the collapsed building on Monday to fix up some things in the building.
Olayinka said:-
“We’ve been trapped since Thursday night. I have been here since Monday to fix up some things in the building.
“At about 11:30 pm on Thursday, we noticed that the building was collapsing, and we tried to escape. But five of us we were rescued this morning, and they took us to the hospital.â€
