By Ismail Shuaib
ABUJA: Building Collapse: The Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the Nigeria Police on Sunday said it has successfully rescued a 27-year old man from the rubble of a three-storey building collapsed on Saturday in the Life Camp area of Abuja.
The victim, who is a citizen of Niger Republic, was trapped for approximately 10 hours before being extricated by a joint rescue team.
According to a statement from Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident was reported to the authorities on Saturday evening.
She said; “On 2nd August 2025 at approximately 6:15 pm, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting the collapse of a three-storey building in the Life Camp area of Abuja,” Adeh stated.
“Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer DPO, Life Camp Division, promptly mobilized a rescue team to the scene, cordoned off the area, and commenced a coordinated rescue operation.”
The rescue effort was a collaborative mission involving multiple agencies and private companies.
“The operation was conducted in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA Development Control Department, Zeberced Construction Company, and Julius Berger Construction Company, with full compliment of multi-agency patrol and enforcement Teams,” Adeh added.
The victim, identified as Aliyu Salisu, was pulled from the debris in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“At about 4:00 am on 3rd August 2025, rescue teams successfully extricated Aliyu Salisu, a 27-year-old male and citizen of Niger Republic, the lone victim who had remained trapped in the rubble for close to ten hours of life saving operation,” the spokesperson said.
“He was immediately rushed to Cedar Crest Hospital, Gudu, for medical evaluation and comprehensive medical care.”
The police confirmed that Salisu was “responding to treatment.”
FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, who personally supervised the operation commended the various teams for their professional and timely response.
The command also urged residents to be vigilant and to use the following control room numbers for emergencies: 0803 200 3913 and 0806 158 1938.
