Kano: Two boys killed, eight family members trapped inside collapsed storey building

Two boys, 4-year-old Abdullahi Anas and 6-year-old Abdulmalik Anas, were killed after a one storey building collapsed on Tuesday in Gwammaja ‘Yan kosai, Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.

Tribune Online reports that eight other members of the family who were trapped in the building survived the incident with various degrees of injuries.

The Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Sa’adu Muhammed who confirmed the incident said the house collapsed on ten dwellers and “were trapped by broken blocks and sand.”

He said: “Eight of them were rescued alive with some injuries. They include Zainab Muhammad (60 years), Halifa Anas (22 years), Muhammad Anas (5 years), Maimuna Anas (9 years), Faruk Anas (10 years), Mujahedin Anas (4 years), Muftahu Anas (14 years) and Humaira Anas (7 years) while two others (Abdullahi Anas, 4years and Abdulmalik Anas, 6years) died.

“We received a distress call through one Malam Abdullahi Muhammad from Gwammaja ‘Yan kosai Dala Local government at about 01:30 am over the collapse of a one storey building.

“Upon receiving the distress call, we immediately swung into action by deploying our rescue team with appliances to the scene of the incident. All victims were taken to Murtala Muhammad Hospital and two were confirmed dead.”

In a related development, the PRO also confirmed the death of Saminu Suleiman who drowned when he went swimming in a pond in Zango Buhari village, Bunkure Local government area of the state.

Muhammad said: “We received a distress call at about 6:30 am through Malam Muhammad Mai Anguwa from Zango Buhari in Bunkure local government about a man, Saminu Suleiman (25years) who drowned into a pond.”

He, however, hinted that the “victim was rescued unconscious and confirm dead and handed to the ward head of Zangon Buhari, Alh. Yahaya Usman,” adding that the deceased drowned when he went swimming.

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