The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has rescued one victim in a coordinated emergency response to the collapse of a four-storey uncompleted building at Independence Layout, Enugu State.
Following news of the incident which occured at about 6:00 am on Sunday, 13th September 2026 , the NEMA Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar had ordered an immediately directed the Enugu Operations Office to deploy an Emergency Rescue Team to the scene to coordinate with relevant stakeholders.
The joint rescue team which commenced a search and rescue operations at about 12:29 am successfully recovered the lifeless body of one male victim from the collapsed structure.
However, NEMA has confirmed that the rescue operations are still ongoing as emergency responders continue to search through the debris to ascertain whether other victims remain trapped beneath the rubble.
NEMA is leading the operation in collaboration with the Enugu State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Nigeria Police Force, the Enugu State Fire and Rescue Service, the Enugu State Capital Territory Development Authority, and the Enugu State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
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