A rapid response team comprising Ministries of Lands and Housing, Power & Public Utilities, Works, Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA), Nigeria Police, Abia State Fire Service, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners and Nigerian Society of Engineers were on ground to ensure that the structurally-defective building was safely brought down.JAMB Result
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The demolition of the building located at 5, Akanu Street, opposite FCMB, near Government House, Umuahia, followed the alarm raised by occupants, who hurriedly evacuated from the building after defects were noticed on the structure sandwiched between two other buildings.informationguidenigeria
Addressing newsmen shortly after the demolition, the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije, said the objective of the exercise was to save lives.JAMB Portal
“The site was cordoned off by UCDA, the road blocked by the fire service, and people in the surrounding area were evacuated by the Nigeria Police, in order to preserve public safety and ensure no casualties were recorded.
“The initial efforts to strip the building block by block, in order to preserve the surrounding structures, were deemed unsafe, and quickly replaced by a swift demolishment of the building, while minimising the damage to surrounding structures,” he said.
