There is panic in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, after many got trapped in a two-storey shopping complex that has collapsed.
Gatekeepers News reports that the incident happened around Lagos street in the Garki area of Abuja, at about 11:50pm on Wednesday.
Ikharo Attah, former aide to the immediate past minister of the FCT, confirmed the incident on his Facebook page.
He said 37 persons have been rescued from beneath the rubble, noting that the rescue teams are trying to save more trapped persons.
Attah added that two badly injured persons alongside the rescued have been hospitalised.
“So far 37 persons have so far been evacuated to hospital, two fatally injured; others reportedly still trapped; rescue team and others are on ground,” he wrote.
“Rescue operations on but slow due to ongoing rain. They are making frantic efforts at getting an excavator to remove people from the rubble.”
This is a developing story…
