A two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, Abuja has collapsed.
Feeders available to Igbere TV has it that the building collapsed late Wednesday night amid heavy downpour.
As at the time of filling this report, 37 people have been rescued, with two of them “fatally injured” as confirmed by emergency officials.
They said rescue operations had been slow over the night as there was no immediate access to an excavator and rescue efforts were purely manual.
Confirming the development, Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss said 37 persons had so far been rescued at the scene of the collapsed structure.
