A three-storey building under construction at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki collapsed yesterday evening, trapping two individuals.

Emergency response teams swiftly conducted a search and rescue operation, successfully rescuing one person who was immediately taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Efforts continued into the night, and the second trapped individual was also rescued and transported to the hospital late Tuesday night.

An eyewitness and laborer at the site, who narrowly escaped the collapse, recounted his experience: “I was loading a bag of stones when the building came down. The owner was here, supervising.”

Ebonyi State Police spokesperson, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed that police operatives and officials from the Ministry of Works and the Capital Development Authority were on the scene, working diligently to rescue the trapped worker. Authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse.