By Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Musa Bello, has ordered the arrest of some Federal Housing Authority (FHA) officials and the developer of the two-storey building that collapsed in Abuja on Friday.
No fewer that 24 persons were trapped in the collapsed building at 6th Avenue in Gwarimpa Estate, with three confirmed dead and 21 rescued.
Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Umar Shuaibu, revealed the minister’s order to security agencies, during a press briefing, yesterday.
He said the minister issued an arrest warrant for manslaughter against the developer, the FHA officers overseeing the development, the officer-in-charge of issuing the development permission, and the engineer supervising the project.
Meanwhile, all the surrounding structures identified by the AMMC around the neighbourhood, that require investigation regarding their structural integrity, have been sealed off and declared out of bound pending the outcome of integrity test being conducted.
“If found faulty, they are going to be demolished by the FCT administration, before any life is endangered,” Shuaibu said.
Source: The Guardian
