
A three-storey building collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, at about 7:00 p.m. on Monday, according to Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, confirmed the incident in a statement and said emergency responders were on the ground at the scene. Further details on casualties or the cause of the collapse were not provided in the report.
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