Five-storey building partially collapses in Abuja

One idiosyncratic has been injured aft a five-storey gathering nether operation partially collapsed connected Durban Street, Wuse II, Abuja.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the incident, which occurred astatine astir 6:30 p.m. connected Saturday, October 17, 2026.

In a connection issued by its Press Unit, the bureau said its Abuja Operations Office received an alert astir the illness and instantly activated applicable exigency effect agencies.

NEMA said the FCT Fire Service and its AYA Emergency Response Ambulance Bay squad were among the responders mobilised to the country to coordinate hunt and rescue operations.

The bureau confirmed that nary beingness was mislaid successful the incident, portion the injured idiosyncratic was evacuated to a adjacent infirmary for aesculapian attention.

DAILY POST reports that the incidental occurred astatine a operation tract successful Wuse II, a commercialized territory successful Nigeria’s capital.

Five-storey gathering partially collapses successful Abuja