Mr Ebere Amarizu, Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident, said the cause and number of workers trapped were being investigated.
"We have received the report of the collapse of the three-storey building on Enugu Road in Nsukka, and we have commenced investigations to ascertain the cause and number of causalities," he said.
An eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that he saw more than seven workers in the building before it collapsed at about 14:30.
"I saw some of the trapped workers because I was close to the premises when the building collapsed; some carpenters and bricklayers were even working in the building then.
"People say seven people were working there and some people ran away when it collapsed, but I know that the rescue operation will confirm how many people were trapped," he said
As at the time of filing this report, a combined rescue operation involving the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Federal Road Safety Commission, were at the scene to rescue the trapped workers.
When will Nigerians learn not to take these kind of things lightly.using substandard products and lesser quantity of materials than needed to support a building.taking life threatening cost cutting decisions.I just hope nobody dies...poor labourers.
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