The building, which was still under construction, collapsed at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday...................
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There are speculations that the building collapsed because it was allegedly built with substandard materials in the construction.The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency , Paul Odenigbo, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
“There’s suspicion that three workers were trapped under the building. They just rescued one person now,” he said.Mr Odenigbo said the operation was still ongoing to rescue others trapped by the building.five persons feared trapped
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