Punch Metro reports that about 10 persons including women and children were feared Trapped under a building which collapsed in Abuja on Friday.

Unconfirmed reports said that one person died when the four-storied building under construction collapsed on the workers and food sellers in the Jabi area of the city.


It was gathered the building had been abandoned for over 15 years by the owner who recently mobilised workers to continue the construction of the structure.

Officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority have arrived at the scene to commence the rescue of the trapped victims.