A two-storey building under construction collapses on Sultan Road in Kano metropolis on Friday morning, prompting an ongoing rescue operation. Reports say the incident occurs around 9 a.m. and that at least one person is feared trapped under the rubble. Rescue workers pull three people from the debris, including a security guard and others described by witnesses as construction workers.
Eyewitness accounts cited by Nigerian Eye state that workers on the upper floor notice signs of an imminent collapse and flee the site, but the structure still gives way. Nigerian Eye adds that four individuals were trapped, including the security guard and a commercial tricycle (Keke Napep) driver, though rescue teams have been able to extract only three as of the time of reporting. The Punch reports that the collapse results in one death and three injuries, while rescue officials continue efforts to locate any additional victim believed to be trapped.
