The Department of Development Control Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday dismissed reports of Saturday’s collapsed building in Sabon Lugbe area of the territory with 40 persons trapped in the rubble as untrue.
Director of the department, Mukhtar Galadima in a statement said the building had already been demolished and scavengers, popularly known as “Baban Bola” invaded the site in a bid to scavenge iron rods, when remaining part of the demolished structure caved in.
He said: “This is to bring to the notice of the Department that the media publication with respect to the collapse of a multi-storey building in Lugbe is just a propaganda.
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“The subject building is within the site currently under demolition and the subject structure was an uncompleted building which was demolished on Thursday.
“Information gathered is that the site recorded mass influx of scavengers (over 500) in number pulling down and carting away remains of iron rods. Their activities triggered the remains of a demolished slab to fall on them”.