Four persons have been rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building located beside Cupid Hotel,Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council.
The FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) confirmed the incident occurred around 6:45am.
Two of the rescued victims, FEMD said have been taken to the Kubwa General hospital.
Efforts are on going to search for any other person that may be trapped in the collapsed building.
The FCT Emergency Management Department, National Emergency Management Agency, FCT Fire Service, Federal Road Safety Corps, the Civil Defense Corps, and the Nigeria Police are on the ground at the incident scene.
The collapsed building, according to a statement by Head Public Affairs, FEMD Nkechi Isa contained 45 self-contained rooms.
It was previously used as a hotel before it was converted for residential purposes.
The Ag Director General of FEMD, Mrs Florence Dawon Wenegieme who is at the incident scene said search and rescue efforts were ongoing until the last person is removed: “if at all there is still someone trapped in the rubble.”
Wenegieme appealed to developers to follow strictly the building code and avoid the use of substandard materials.
