A 27-year-old Nigerien, Aliyu Salisu, has been rescued from the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building in the Lifecamp area of Abuja.

Spokesperson of FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a Sunday statement.

Adeh said the FCT Police Command received a distress call  reporting the collapse of a three-storey building in the Lifecamp area of Abuja.

The police image-maker said, “Upon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Lifecamp Division, promptly mobiliZed a rescue team to the scene, cordoned off the area, and commenced a coordinated rescue operation .

She added, that at about 4:00 AM on Sunday the rescue teams successfully extricated Aliyu Salisu,  male and citizen of Niger Republic, the lone victim who had remained trapped in the rubble for close to ten hours of life saving operation.

He was immediately rushed to Cedar Crest Hospital, Gudu, for medical evaluation and comprehensive medical care.

“He’s currently responding to treatment. 

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ajao Adewale, who was personally at the scene to oversee the rescue operations, commended the timely and professional response of both NEMA and FCTA Development Control officials as well as other service commanders who were on ground with their men.