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One of the victims of a two-storey building collapsed in the Kubwa area of Abuja has narrated his experience.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) earlier reports that a two-storey residential apartment beside Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road (Sultan Dasuki Way) in Kubwa, collapsed on Saturday morning in Abuja, leaving several people trapped in the rubble.
The Acting Director General of Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) Florence Dawon Wenegieme in a statement on Saturday said four persons were rescued alive from the rubbles of a collapsed two-storey building.
She added that search and rescue effort would continue until responders reached ground zero.
Speaking about the incident, a security guard attached to the building, Ibrahim Bitrus, disclosed that about 15 residents were able to escape from the building, before it collapsed.
Also speaking about the incident, Masud said one of his neighbours had earlier drawn his attention to a cracked wall, close to the stair case in the building.
“I later noticed an unfamiliar sound from several parts of the building while I was taking my bath in the morning. I managed to run out naked. I learnt that other people were able to escape too, leaving only one lady stranded at the time. It was while in the hospital that my girlfriend was brought too.”
Another resident who did not disclose her identity said, “I heard a rumbling sound around 7am. I thought it was from my next compound, only for me to rush here and I heard commotion. So I went to the front and saw that the building had collapsed.
“They have been trying to rescue people. FEMA is around. Fire service is also around. They have rescued some people. They are still trying to rescue more people. They are people still trapped inside.”
The incident is coming hours after a secondary school collapsed in Jos, Plateau capital, killing at least 22 and leaving over 100 injured.