A two-storey residential building in the Kubwa area of Abuja collapsed this Saturday morning, trapping many occupants.
Four people have been rescued so far, with two more suspected to be trapped.
The building, which was formerly a hotel and then a hospital, has been a residential apartment since the hospital owners vacated the premises.
Rescue operations are ongoing, with teams from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Police Force, Federal Fire Service, FCT Fire Service, and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) working to rescue those still trapped.
The rescued persons have been rushed to the Kubwa General Hospital, while a few others managed to escape on their own before the building collapsed.
COMMENTARIES:
@ibukun_tayo: “Again!!! When you see houses that are not strong, please report it!”.
@Olacute tunes: “You can imagine how substandard the building materials are Earth quake never happen, see wetin dey sup”.
@NonyeXL: “It could have been caused by earth movement. Or a sinkhole collapse happened”.
@rubwithpink: “Small rain.Even if we have earthquake. All this building go just fall out oh please. Engineer should be design building to withstand anything worse than earthquake. But because of how cheap the client are sometimes. Negligence is a disease”.