Two Persons Confirmed Dead In Collapse Of Abuja Two-storey Building
Two persons have now been confirmed dead after a two-storey building shopping mall collapsed in Kubwa, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
News Direct had reported how five persons including construction workers and a security guard were rescued from the rubbles of the building that gave way at about 11:25pm on Thursday.
The owner of the building was said to have altered the building plan and converted the second floor to residential apartments of three and two bedrooms respectively while the ground floor was used for shops.
However, a statement by the Head of Public Affairs of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Nkechi Isa, confirmed the death of the last two persons who were trapped in the building.
She said the remains of the two have been retrieved and deposited at the Kubwa District Hospital mortuary where their relatives identified them.
She also confirmed that three of the five persons rescued alive from the ruins suffered various degrees of injuries while the two earlier admitted for treatment at the district hospital have also been discharged.
“The rescue operation at the collapsed site came to an end with five persons rescued alive, three with various degrees of injuries, while two persons were unhurt and discharged from the Kubwa District Hospital,” Isa noted.
Following the unfortunate incident, the FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, has called for the conduct of an integrity test on buildings in the area to prevent reoccurrence.
