Sunday, May 17, 2026 - At least five persons have been confirmed de@d while 10 others were rescued alive after a three-storey building under construction coll@psed in the Durumi 3 area, near Gudu Market, Abuja, on Saturday morning. May 16.
Rescue operations still ongoing as emergency responders
continued efforts to evacuate more victims believed to be trapped beneath the
rubble at the construction site located around Gaduwa Estate in the Gudu
district.
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mandate
Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo
Fasawe, who was at the scene, said the Minister of the Federal Capital
Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed that all casualties be given free medical
treatment.
Emergency personnel, including officials of the Federal Fire
Service, health workers, security agencies, and local volunteers, are carrying
out search-and-rescue operations as anxious residents gathered around the
scene.
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