Five dead, 11 rescued in Abuja building collapse

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
At least five people have died, and 11 others were pulled out alive from the rubble after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Abuja’s Gudu/Durumi 3 area on Saturday morning, rescue officials said.
The unfinished structure, located behind Gudu Market, caved in at about 8:30 a.m. while labourers were reportedly working on the site. Emergency crews raced to the scene and began search-and-rescue operations that continued through the day.
Head of Public Affairs at the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Nkechi Isa, confirmed the casualty figures and said responders were still trying to reach victims believed trapped beneath d...