Christmas Tragedy: Collapse Building Kills 3 In Abuja, Injures 3 Others

A building-collapse has killed three labourers at Jabi, Abuja leaving three others injured.

Security agents, including police officers, operatives of Department of State Security Service,DSS, Bomb disposal unit, Disaster Management and Rescue operation arms of both NEMA and FEMA gathered at the construction site.

A survivor Musa Umaru told Daily Trust he only found himself on the hospital bed courtesy of the heap of sand that covered him at the construction while digging a foundation of a new building.

Though unable to narrate the whole story about the tragedy, the survivor listed the names of the victims as: Ibrahim Musa, Yahaya Mamman, Rabi’u Mamman, Musa Umaru and Surajo (the two survivors).

Operatives from Utako Police Division condoned off the place.

A policeman on the site identified as Sergent Kawu said his division is making all effort to trace the owner of the house, as well as the site engineer who is on the run.

“We will get him in order to find out whether there is any violation of safety rules,” said Kawu.

However, an eye witness who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned, told this reporter that, he was around when the men were digging to clear the land for the building foundation, but a heap of sand covered them.

“While we were sipping our cup of tea closed to where the men were digging, we just saw the land slide, and heap of sand covered the men. Then we started shouting and called for help,” the eyewitness said.