One person has sustained minor injuries following the partial collapse of a five-storey building under construction in Wuse II, Abuja.
The National Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement issued by its Press Unit on Sunday.
According to the agency, the incident occurred on Durban Street, with its Abuja Operations Office receiving an alert at about 6:30 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
NEMA said it promptly mobilised emergency responders, including the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service, while its AYA Emergency Response Ambulance Bay team joined efforts to coordinate rescue operations.
“Findings at the scene indicated that the incident was minor and involved a five-storey building under construction that had been partially pulled down,” the agency stated.
It added that no fatalities were recorded, while the injured worker was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The incident comes weeks after another building collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, on September 7, 2026, reportedly hours after officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Development Control sealed the property over structural safety concerns.
Reports indicated that the building had shown signs of distress before it collapsed. Emergency responders were subsequently deployed to the scene.
In a separate incident on May 16, 2026, a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Durumi 3 area, near Gudu Market, Abuja, killing at least five people and injuring several others.
Following that incident, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike ordered an investigation into the collapse, while warning developers against violating building regulations.
The minister also directed that those responsible for the project, including the developer and an engineer linked to the construction, could face arrest as part of efforts to establish accountability.
The latest incident has renewed concerns about building safety and compliance with construction standards in the Federal Capital Territory.
