2 People Reported Dead As Construction Building Collapsed In Abuja Nigeria

Activities in Jabi area of Abuja were placed on hold as a four-storey building under construction collapsed at about  2p.m. Friday.

The building is situated within
Jabi/Utako park, directly opposite Panda shopping center along Obafemi Awolowo way and Solomon Lar road.

Two people were reported dead and three were rushed to a nearby hospital.

According to multiple witnesses, estimated 18 people were believed to be trapped inside the rubble and debris of the collapsed building.

Witnesses said poor construction contributed to the collapse.

“The workers, including some women selling groundnut were reported to have been trapped inside the building.”

Officials from the FRSC, NEMA, civil defence, police and other security agencies were at the scene of the incident making frantic efforts to rescue the people trapped inside.

The tractors brought weren't sufficient and construction companies have been called as reinforcement.

The vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo at the late hour of the day visited the scene of the incident.