One person has been feared dead and five others rescued when a four-storey building collapsed in the Gwarimpa area of Abuja on Thursday.
Footages of the collapsed building went viral on social media with rescue workers spotted making efforts to ameliorate the situation.
Confirming the incident, Director Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA), Muktar Galadima said rescue operation was ongoing with combined team of several agencies, and that about seven persons have been rescued and taken to hospital.
He said while no casualty had been confirmed, several workers were still trapped on the rumbles of the ill-fated building as at press time.
