Odimmegwa Johnpeter/Abuja
On 2nd August 2025 at approximately 6:15 p.m., the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting the collapse of a three-storey building in the Lifecamp area of Abuja. Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Lifecamp Division, promptly mobilized a rescue team to the scene, cordoned off the area, and commenced a coordinated rescue operation 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. This was contained in a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh, ANIPR, Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command.
According to the statement, 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. He was immediately rushed to Cedar Crest Hospital, Gudu, for medical evaluation and comprehensive medical care. He’s currently responding to treatment.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao S. Adewale, psc, mnips, who was personally at the scene to oversee the rescue operations, commended the timely and professional response of both NEMA and FCTA Development Control officials as well as other Service Commanders who were on ground with their men, and members of the Community.
The statement further noted that the Command urged residents to remain vigilant and to report emergencies or suspicious incidents to the Command’s Control Room via: 0803 200 3913, 0806 158 1938.
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