A commercial complex under construction in Gwarinpa district of the FCT has collapsed killing two persons and 50 others people trapped.
The Director, Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Muktar Galadima said rescue operation was ongoing with a combined team of several agencies, and that about seven persons have been rescued and taken to hospital.
He said he cannot confirm if there was a casualty or not, but added that several workers were still trapped under the rubbles of the two-storey building.
The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Control (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu said the council won’t blame anybody, but said investigation will commence immediately to ascertain both the remote and immediate cause of the collapse
According to an eyewitness, James Okon, said the workers in the site, especially laborers conveying blocks to the top, were over 40.
