Abuja building collapse: No casualty recorded, all victims were rescued, say police

Beneth Igweh, police commissioner of the federal capital territory (FCT), says there was no casualty in the building collapse that occurred in Kubwa, Bwari area of Abuja.

A two-storey residential building at Sultan Dasuki road in Abuja collapsed in the early hours of Saturday.

Igweh said four persons evacuated from the building, adding that two of the victims have been discharged from the hospital.

He said the remaining two victims were rushed to the National Hospital for further medical attention.

“I was one of the first persons to arrive here early this morning when the incident happened. We ensured that all trapped victims were rescued alive. We thank God that there was no death,” he said.

“I thank the rescue teams, they have been very wonderful. We called them and they answered us.

“That is why we always tell the residents that, when you see something, you say something and when you say something, we will do something.

“The prompt response was as a result of the people who called us that this building fell. We thank the Abuja residents for the promptness, because that was what has ensured the rescue of the people.”

The police commissioner said the last victim rescued from the rubble would have died but for the swift intervention of a private engineering company.

“We called them and they mobilised to the site, you can see their equipment. That was what helped in the rescue, because she was trapped under,” he added.