Over 50 people were reportedly trapped in a two storey building which collapsed on Thursday afternoon at the Gwarinpa District of the Federal Capital Territory.
Our correspondent gathered that several workers are still trapped under the rumbles of the ill-fated building said to be a commercial complex still under construction.
Though no official report on the number of casualties, eyewitnesses say at least two bodies have been evacuated from the scene of the building collapse.
Confirming the incident, Director Development Control at the FCTA, Tpl. Muktar Galadima, said about 7 persons have been rescued and taken to hospital, even as rescue operation are still ongoing with combined team of several agencies.
Also, the Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, AMMC, Umar Shuaibu, said investigations will commence immediately to ascertain both the remote and immediate cause of the collapse.
According to an eye witness, John Edwin said the workers in the site, especially laborers conveying blocks to the top were over 40.
He claimed to have lived in the area for many years, and that he has always known the place to be a reserved green area.
Edwin urged relevant authorities to call the management of Federal Housing Authority to question, for illegally allocating Green areas to commercial complex.