A two-storey shopping mall under construction in Gwarinpa district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, collapsed on Thursday, February 2, trapping at least 50 persons under its rubbles.
Sources say that the workers on the site, especially labourers conveying blocks to the top of the building, were over 50, adding that two persons have been confirmed dead.
The director of development control in the FCT Administration (FCTA), Muktar Galadima, while speaking on the incident, said that rescue operation was ongoing with a combined team of several agencies.
Galadima said that about seven persons have been rescued alive and taken to hospital.
He added that several workers were still trapped in the rubbles of the ill-fated building.
The coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, said that while the council won’t apportion blame to anyone yet, investigation will commence immediately to ascertain both the remote and immediate causes of the incident.
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