A three-storey building has collapsed in Kubwa Satellite town, Abuja.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, who confirmed the incident, said it happened at about midnight on Friday.
The building, which was under construction, collapsed at Hamza Abdullahi Street Off Gado Nasco Road.
The number of casualties is yet unknown but some persons have been rescued with serious injuries and taken to the General Hospital.
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As of the time of this reporting, security agencies and National Emergency Management Agency officials were on the ground trying to rescue those trapped in the rubble.
Mr. Emmanuel Omeke, who said he lives beside the building, told Channels TV that the collapsed building was initially a shopping mall but recently converted into residential apartments.
He suggested the addition of extra blocks to the structure may have led to the collapse.
