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FCT minister orders arrest of FHA officials over Abuja building collapse

By Jane AISO
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FCT minister orders arrest of FHA officials over Abuja building collapse

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has ordered security forces to detain the Federal Housing Authority officials and the developer of the two-story building in Abuja that collapsed.

This was revealed to journalists during a briefing on Saturday by Umar Shuaibu, the Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council.

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He issued an arrest warrant for manslaughter against the developer, the FHA officers in charge of overseeing the development, the officer in charge of issuing the development permission, and the engineer supervising the development.

Shuaibu revealed that 24 people were trapped inside the uncompleted building that collapsed two days ago at 6th Avenue in Gwarimpa Estate, with three confirmed dead and 21 people rescued.

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