Five-storey building partially collapses in Abuja, one injured

A five-storey building under construction partially collapsed on Durban Street in Wuse II, Abuja, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at approximately 6:30 pm. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that one worker sustained minor injuries in the incident. The injured worker was evacuated to a nearby hospital for medical attention, and no lives were lost.

NEMA's Abuja Operations Office received an alert about the collapse and immediately activated relevant emergency response agencies. The FCT Fire Service and NEMA's AYA Emergency Response Ambulance Bay team were deployed to coordinate search and rescue operations at the scene. According to NEMA's statement, findings at the scene indicated that the incident was minor and involved a structure that had been partially pulled down.

The collapse is part of a pattern of building incidents in the Federal Capital Territory in recent months. In September 2026, a three-storey building collapsed in Wuse Zone 4 hours after officials from the FCT Administration's Department of Development Control sealed the property and ordered occupants to vacate it over structural safety concerns. In May 2026, a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Durumi 3 near Gudu Market, killing at least five people and injuring several others. Following that incident, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike ordered a full-scale investigation and warned developers to comply with building standards and allow government officials to inspect construction sites.