Nigerien rescued after 10 hours under Abuja collapsed building

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has its operatives in conjunction with other emergency agencies, rescued a 27-year-old man trapped in the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed on Saturday in Lifecamp area of the nation’s capital, Abuja.

The victim, Aliyu Salisu, a citizen of Niger Republic was trapped for ten hours before help came from Police officers and other emergency rescue teams.

A statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja by the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, stated that the incident was reported to the authorities on Saturday evening.

She said: “On 2nd August 2025 at approximately 6:15 PM, 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.

“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, members of the community.”

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