The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the death of three labourers in a building collapse that occurred in Taura local government area of the state.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed this in a statement in Dutse.
Shiisu noted that the police received information about incident at about 10 a.m. when occurred on Saturday Gujungu town of Taura local government area.
He explained that upon receipt of the report, a police team rushed to the scene immediately.
The PPRO added that on arrival, the team discovered that it was a two-storey building under construction that collapsed.
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He added that as a result of the incident, three persons died on the spots, while four others sustained injuries.
According to him, those who lost their lives in the incident were Nafi’u Mohd, aged 28, resident of Rijiyar Zaki area in Ungogo LGA of Kano State; Abdurrahman Ibrahim, 60 and Usaman Lawan Muhammad, 62, all residents of Danmadai Village in Gagarawa local government area of Jigawa.
Shiiu listed the injured victims as Umar Lawan, 26; Aminu Mohd, 25; Mudansir Nasiru, 26 and Usman Mohd, 20, all of Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo local government area of Kano State.
He added that both the corpses and victims were rushed to Jahun General Hospital for medical examination and treatment, while preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were labourers working on the construction site.
“In light of this, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Police, CP A.T Abdullahi, expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and prayed for quick recovery of the injured persons,” the PPRO said.
Source: NAN
