BREAKING: One Feared Dead As Building Collapses In Abuja

• One person has been reported dead as a building collapsed in Abuja.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in the early hours of Wednesday as a section of a two storey building under construction in Abuja collapsed, leading to the death of an occupant.

According to the Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Authority (FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idris, the collapsed building is located behind CITEC Estate along Airport Road, Jabi.

The FEMA DG further disclosed that the incident occurred around 1am on Wednesday, noting that the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Jabi.

He said, “A section of a story building under construction behind CITEC Estate along Airport road, Jabi collapsed.

“One person died. And the body was deposited at the Federal Medical Center, Jabi. It happened by 1am on Wednesday (today) the occupants of the uncompleted building were rescued to a safer place to prevent more casualties due to continuous cracks from the structure,” Idris stated.

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