Tragedy struck in the Sabon-Gari area of Kano on Sunday evening after a three-storey building under construction collapsed during a heavy downpour, claiming four lives and injuring seven others.
The collapsed building incident occurred on Abedi Street, where eyewitnesses reported that the victims had sought shelter from the rain inside the uncompleted structure before it gave way.
Rescue teams, comprising security operatives, officials from the Kano State Emergency Management Agency, and the Head of Operations from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), are continuing efforts to retrieve any remaining victims feared trapped beneath the rubble.
The injured are currently receiving treatment at Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital.
As of Tuesday, the exact cause of the collapse remains unknown, with investigations expected to follow the completion of search and rescue operations.
