A two-storey building has collapsed in Kaduna on Thursday, with several people buried under the rubbles.
Eyewitnesses said the building, located on Hadeja Road, collapsed at about 2pm after the occupants returned from the afternoon prayers.
A rescue effort by residents had led to the evacuation of 11 victims from the rubble, of which two were rushed to hospital.
NAN reports that there were no rescue facilities at the site at at about 4pm in spite of the presence of officials of the Nigeria Red Cross, the National Emergency Management Agency, the police and other rescue workers.
A resident of the area, Nasir Musa, told NAN that the building was over 40 years old and that the tenants had been told to vacate as it had shown signs of instability.
The state Governor, Mukhtar Yero, was also the scene of the accident.
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