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Ibadan – Few days after the newly sworn in Minister for FCT, Nyesom Wike threatened to demolish illegal structures in the nation’s capital, a two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District has collapsed.
So far, 37 people have been rescued, with two of them “fatally injured” injured, emergency officials said.
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.
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Confirming the incident, the Federal Emergency Management Authority said that 37 people had been rescued, while two were fatally injured.
The Director General of FEMA, Dr Abbas Idris, in a quick release on Thursday morning, said the 37 rescued persons had all been taken to various medical facilities in Abuja, and that rescue efforts were ongoing, in collaboration with other rescue agencies.
He said the building collapsed during the downpour which started around 11 pm on Wednesday.
An eyewitness, Tanko Dabo, who was at the scene after the incident, said the building was housing many apartments, while the ground floor had shops.
According to Dabo, the heavy downpour began around 11:50pm late Wednesday night.
He said: “There was wailing all over the place after the building collapsed. Dozens of people are either dead or trapped as the building was fully occupied.
“It was a scene of helplessness with people screaming and running helter-skelter, while the heavy rain continued.”
