Adelani Adepegba, AbujaRelatives of victims in the four-storey building which collapsed on Friday in Abuja have protested the decision of the Federal Capital Territory Administration to end the rescue operation at the site on Saturday. The angry youths insisted that about 18 victims were still trapped under the rubble, but the FCT Administration said there was no indication that anyone was buried under the debris. The rescue team consisting of officials of FCT Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, firefighters and Julius Berger Plc ended the rescue operation around 8am after they failed to find victims. He disclosed that only one died out of the seven victims that were rescued, insisting that no other casualty was discovered during the overnight rescue operation. He warned scavengers to keep off the site, cautioning that anyone found at the scene would be arrested by the security personnel.

Source: Punch August 18, 2018 16:52 UTC