The acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abdulrahman Mohammed, has disclosed that seven persons died in a demolished building that later collapse at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
He stated this when he inspected the site of the collapsed building along the Airport Road on Sunday.
He explained that the incident on Saturday was due to the activities of scavengers trying to strip the building of the remnants of materials. The building was being demolished by the Federal Capital Development Control for lack of genuine land papers.
He also confirmed that two persons are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital and advised the general public to avoid putting their lives in danger by taking advantage of demolished structures.
Though the number of persons in the building when the incident occurred was yet to be ascertained, the official assured citizens that the agency’s rescue team was still on site.
