Thirty-one of the thirty-five victims of a two-storey building collapse that occurred at the Lagos Crescent in Garki 2 Area of the FCT, have been discharged, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.
The building collapse, which occurred at about 11pm on Wednesday night, killed two, and left 35 others injured, according to the Director-General of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Abbas Idriss.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had on a visit to the collapse site, directed the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, to facilitate the prompt payment of the victims’ bills.
The Acting secretary of the Health and Human Services Secretariat, Malam Noel Haruna, on Saturday, led top officials in the administration to the Asokoro District Hospital and four other hospitals, where the victims were receiving treatment.
During the visit, the Secretary gave assurances that the government will not abandon the victims, stating that the purpose of the visit was to check the compliance with the directive of the Minister.
“So far, four victims are still receiving treatment in hospitals, 31 have been treated and discharged, while two have died.
“We have directed the victims to write the bills and forward them through the FCT Emergency Management Agency, to the Health Secretariat for onward submission to the Permanent Secretary.
“The quality of services we have seen is very excellent as testified by the victims themselves,” he said
