Three-storey building collapses in Abuja

A three-storey building on Saturday collapsed in the Life Camp area of Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Life camp Division, mobilised a rescue team to the scene, upon receiving a distress call and cordoned off the area, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Development Control Department, Zeberced Construction Company, and Julius Berger Construction Company.

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According to a statement yesterday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Josephine Adeh, about 4am yesterday, the teams extricated a Nigerien, Aliyu Salisu, 27, who was in the rubble for close to 10 hours for treatment.

“The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ajao S. Adewale, who was at the scene to oversee the rescue operations, commended the timely and professional response of both NEMA and FCTA Development Control officials as well as other Service Commanders who were on ground with their men, members of the community,’’ Adeh added.