Several persons have been trapped as a shopping mall in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja collapsed early on Friday.
The two-storey building which collapsed in the area has trapped an unspecified number of people. The shopping mall is located close to Aso Savings Bank.
According to Gideon Danjuma, a resident who lives very close to the scene of the incident, explained that the building collapsed at about 11pm on Thursday night. Gideon said they were outside their house discussing when they heard the sound of the collapsed building.
“Immediately, we rushed to the collapsed building because we knew that there are people inside that would need help. When we got there, we heard people shouting for help inside the collapsed building.
“We started digging to rescue those we could rescue. We dug for up to six hours before we could rescue one person at about 5.30am (Friday morning) and some people are still trapped inside the building.
“The security man of the building and some other people are still trapped inside the collapsed building. We pray that nothing will happen to them before they are rescued,” Danjuma said.
Some rescue teams are currently making efforts to rescue those that are injured and trapped.
