One person has been injured after a five-storey building under construction partially collapsed on Durban Street in Wuse II, Abuja.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the incident, which occurred at about 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
In a statement issued through its Press Unit, the agency said its Abuja Operations Office received an alert about the collapse and immediately mobilised relevant emergency response agencies to the scene.
The FCT Fire Service and the AYA Emergency Response Ambulance Bay team were among the responders deployed to coordinate search and rescue operations.
NEMA confirmed that no lives were lost in the incident, while one injured worker was evacuated to a nearby hospital for medical attention.
The building was still under construction when the partial collapse occurred. Authorities have not provided further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident or the possible cause of the structural failure.
Wuse II is a commercial district in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Further information about the building and any investigation into the collapse is expected from the relevant authorities.
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