Five rescued, two confirmed dead in Abuja building collapse

Five workers were rescued while the two deceased victims were initially trapped in the rubble a building collapse that happened on Friday in Abuja.

It was gathered that the incident happened at the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory.

A resident of the area, Emmanuel Omeke, had earlier informed journalists that the collapsed building was initially a shopping mall, but was recently converted into residential apartments.

He said the addition of extra blocks to the structure may have led to the collapse.

Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were deployed to the scene following the collapse.