By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja
A three-storey building collapsed on Saturday evening in the Lifecamp area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, prompting an emergency rescue operation.
Responding to a distress call, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Lifecamp Division quickly mobilised a rescue team to the site.
The area was cordoned off as a coordinated rescue effort began, involving the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), officials from the FCT administration’s Development Control Department, Zeberced Construction Company, and Julius Berger Construction Company, supported by multi-agency patrol and enforcement teams.
In a statement issued on Sunday, FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed that 27-year-old Aliyu Salisu, a citizen of Niger Republic, was rescued from the debris around 4 a.m. on Sunday—nearly ten hours after the collapse.
He was the only person trapped in the rubble and has since been taken to Cedar Crest Hospital in Gudu for evaluation and treatment. According to Addeh, he is currently responding well to medical care.