Two workers have reportedly lost their lives at a construction site at Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja after a structure collapsed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Four persons were said to have been rescued alive, while two were fatally injured as the search and rescue operation continues.
The workers were feared dead after a fence structure collapsed at the site on Wednesday.
The DG of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr. Abbas Idriss confirmed to newsmen.
The rescue operation is being carried out by a joint team of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Federal Fire Service (FFS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), among others, including volunteers as of the time of filing this report.