Police commissioner of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Beneth Igweh has revealed that there was no casualty in the building collapse that occurred in Kubwa, Bwari area of Abuja.
Gatekeepers News reports that a two-storey residential building at Sultan Dasuki Road, Abuja collapsed on Saturday morning.
According to Igweh, four people were
evacuated from the building, two out of them have been discharged from the hospital.
The remaining two victims were rushed to National Hospital for further medical attention.
The police commissioner said, “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.”
“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.”
Igweh added that the last victim only survived due to swift intervention of a private engineering company.
He said, “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.”
