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Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by fatdon2(m): 9:33am On Oct 04, 2014
Many people are reported to be trapped in a club house which is undergoing make over from a
bungalow to a storey building in Abuja on Friday . The collapsed building is believed to trap
many people under the rubbles most of whom are menial labourer and customers at Phase IV
road in Jikwoyi , Abuja .

Four persons have been pulled out of the collapsed building alive by rescue workers hours after
the incident and were immediately rushed in ambulances to nearby hospitals , while voices of
those trapped under the rubbles calling were heard . Many of them called for help while informing
the public that they were still alive

Workers of the club named ‘ Mimshack Arena ’ were panicking , crying while showing rescue
officials around the collapsed site . Daily Trust says one of them put the figure of people trapped
at 13 .

Residents claimed that the collapsed building belongs to a policeman called Corporal Joseph .
Emeka Ikechuckwu , a resident said some customers were drinking at the bar , while construction
work was ongoing . He said the building caved in with people inside .

One of the rescue officials at the scene complained that buildings around the area were built
with no space between them and that made it difficult for rescue vehicles to get to the victims .
Efforts to speak to the coordinator of the Abuja operations office of the National Emergency
Management Agency ( NEMA ) , Ishaya Chonoko , failed as calls to his phone were not answered .
Daily Trust later learnt that he was at the scene of the building collapse coordinating rescue
operations.

www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/36011-dozen-trapped-in-fresh-abuja-house-collapse
www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/10/04/many-trapped-in-abuja-building-collapse/
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 9:41am On Oct 04, 2014
Once again, failure to follow proper building codes/laws is what led to this mess.

High time the Govt at all levels brought in stricter punishments for owners and builders of collapsed buildings...and enforced strict building codes.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by dj187: 9:44am On Oct 04, 2014
E be like na building collapse season wey dey o, from Lagos - Benin - Abuja.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by philantoxx(m): 9:45am On Oct 04, 2014
when everybody is claiming to be an engineer in Nigeria.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Tolexander: 9:52am On Oct 04, 2014
bushdoc9919:
Once again, failure to follow proper building codes/laws is what led to this mess.
High time the Govt at all levels brought in stricter punishments for owners and builders of collapsed buildings...and enforced strict building codes.
and who are the people to enforce this law you just stated sir?
Residents within the
area alleged
that the building named
‘Mimshack
Arena’ belongs to a policeman
called
Corporal Joseph.
that's the irony of the issue!

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 9:55am On Oct 04, 2014
Odiegwu na naijiria....South Africa warned their people about us

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by fatdon2(m): 9:59am On Oct 04, 2014
I can't see comments saying
prosecute the owner as it was the
case with prophet T.B Joshua church
We can see a clear diff btw dis
collapsed building and that of
synagogue...this one is a true case of
collapse bt d one dat happened in
synagoge..we saw d whole building
coming down lik d world trade center...it looked so much lik a
controlled demotion...God wl surely gt
back thos bhind it

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by mkpakanaodogwu(m): 10:16am On Oct 04, 2014
Wahala de

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 10:21am On Oct 04, 2014
Tolexander:
and who are the people to enforce this law you just stated sir?
that's the irony of the issue!

One big irony.....sigh.

Still, something must be done.

I can still recall a residential building collapse in Lagos...where one man nearly lost his wife, children, mother, and some relations.(They managed to run out of the house seconds before it collapsed.).
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Kayceo2010: 10:24am On Oct 04, 2014
Make them probe all this Cement producing companies Dangote, BUA, Eagle.. E be like say it's now their cause. Really the thing is now becoming a big problem... It wasn't so before..
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 10:25am On Oct 04, 2014
fatdon2:
I can't see comments saying
prosecute the owner as it was the
case with prophet T.B Joshua church
We can see a clear diff btw dis
collapsed building and that of
synagogue...this one is a true case of
collapse bt d one dat happened in
synagoge..we saw d whole building
coming down lik d world trade center...it looked so much lik a
controlled demotion...God wl surely gt
back thos bhind it

Sigh....SCOAN building collapse was due to poor building practice...the load on top was too big for the foundation to hold.

And if you think it was explosives....it would have required a crew of dozens of people to set up. Which assumes that all of the church members of SCOAN including the security were blind at the time the explosives were being set up.

Wrong things must not be defended.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 10:25am On Oct 04, 2014
Kayceo2010:
Make them probe all this Cement producing companies Dangote, BUA, Eagle.. E be like say it's now their cause. Really the thing is now becoming a big problem... It wasn't so before..

Cement companies just make the materials...it is the chaps who use the materials that should be prosecuted...that is the contractors.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by amakufrancis(m): 10:28am On Oct 04, 2014
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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by darlingtonNYIG(m): 10:33am On Oct 04, 2014
fatdon2:
I can't see comments saying
prosecute the owner as it was the
case with prophet T.B Joshua church
We can see a clear diff btw dis
collapsed building and that of
synagogue...this one is a true case of
collapse bt d one dat happened in
synagoge..we saw d whole building
coming down lik d world trade center...it looked so much lik a
controlled demotion...God wl surely gt
back thos bhind it
shut up biko

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by amakufrancis(m): 10:34am On Oct 04, 2014
ha, almost same story with T.B guest house. I think an agency should be formed to fight against this.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by amakufrancis(m): 10:35am On Oct 04, 2014
dj187:
E be like na building collapse season wey dey o, from Lagos - Benin - Abuja.

i tire ma guy.
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by PrinceAkbabio(m): 10:42am On Oct 04, 2014
Itz just unfortunate dat some ppl just had a first class flight 2 hell. Its high time our govt starts enforcing strict building practices in ds country. May d souls of d departed rest in peace.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by feyif(f): 10:45am On Oct 04, 2014
Building Collapse Is Now Becoming An Everyday Thing.
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by mainheart(m): 10:47am On Oct 04, 2014
may God help those that is been strapped

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by spanzed(m): 10:57am On Oct 04, 2014
feyif:
Building Collapse Is Now Becoming An Everyday Thing.
yea...Make God just help us...dunno wether does engineers aren't using d right material again sef..
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by dagentility(f): 11:31am On Oct 04, 2014
Dis might b end tym oo, na so so collapse evrywer
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by davidflipcy(m): 11:36am On Oct 04, 2014
Not again!
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by londoner: 11:41am On Oct 04, 2014
This why Nigeria needs strict and enforced building codes/laws.

There does not even seem to be adequate certification for many involved in the design and building of structures, or even surveying land. There seems to be little or no interaction between construction and government, throughout the construction process.

What is the safety executive doing?

This is where a robust governing body needs to be active. Not just construction, but also mining, agriculture and the like. Is it because of the population size, that human lives are so cheap and expendable?

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by manuch(m): 11:48am On Oct 04, 2014
[quote author=fatdon2 post=26852784]A club house which was undergoing
make over from a bungalow to a
storey building collapsed on Friday
trapping scores of menial labourer
and customers at Phase IV road in
Jikwoyi, Abuja. Four persons were pulled out alive by
rescue workers within few hours of
the incident and rushed in ambulances
to nearby hospitals, while voices were
heard under the rubbles calling for
help and making phone calls. Two female workers of the club were
seen wailing and showing rescue
officials where people were trapped
in the collapsed site. One of them put
the figure of those still trapped as 13. Residents within the area alleged
that the building named ‘Mimshack
Arena’ belongs to a policeman called
Corporal Joseph. Emeka Ikechuckwu
, a resident said
some customers were drinking at the
bar, while construction work was
going on when the entire building
craved in. One of the rescue officials at the
scene complained that buildings
around the area were built so closely
which made it difficult for rescue
vehicles to get to the incident scene. Efforts to speak to the coordinator
of the Abuja operations office of the
National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA), Ishaya Chonoko, failed
as calls to his phone were not
answered. Daily Trust later learnt that he was at the scene of the
building collapse coordinating rescue
operations. However, NEMA information officer,
Manzo Eziekiel informed our reporter
that the building collapsed as a result
of an additional floor being added on
it.


where corporal get the money to own club.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 12:07pm On Oct 04, 2014
[quote author=manuch post=26855619][/quote]

I hear there is a lot of money in kolanuts....
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by yuzjet(m): 12:43pm On Oct 04, 2014
Oh
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by ggrin(f): 12:43pm On Oct 04, 2014
sadcry
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Babyboy1986(m): 12:44pm On Oct 04, 2014
Hmmmmm
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by englishmart(m): 12:44pm On Oct 04, 2014
How come a building colapsed in abuja and I haven't heard about it. Well let me confirm
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by olaboy001(m): 12:44pm On Oct 04, 2014
I hope its not the handiwork of APC?
Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by moneybag100: 12:45pm On Oct 04, 2014
The owner must used them for ritual sacrifice, the owner must be fake club owner, the owner must be arrested and prosecuted....lol...I don't know why people want to bring T.B joshua down because of a collapse building like its something new in Nigeria...even Government own building do collapse in Nigeria...
if you wanna bring a man down...find a concrete evidence that the man nor any other person can't deny and before you know you see crowd stoning him.....not a bit.ch accusation.

Note: have never been to his church nor watch his channel for once. Just the fact.

RIP ot the dead.

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Re: Many Trapped In Abuja Building Collapse by Nobody: 12:45pm On Oct 04, 2014
Not another disaster already! What are the regulators doing for pete's sake?!

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