Construction tragedy hits Gombe Assembly complex

One person has been confirmed dead, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a section of the new Gombe State House of Assembly complex, currently under construction, collapsed on Friday, July 10.

The collapse trapped several construction workers beneath the rubble before emergency responders arrived at the scene. The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Gombe Operations Office, Ummanah Ahmed, confirmed the casualty figure.
Ahmed said rescue teams evacuated the injured victims to hospitals for treatment, with three taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Gombe, and five others transported to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital. He added that some of the victims sustained severe injuries, while one person lost his life in the incident.
According to Ahmed, the cause of the building collapse has not yet been determined, and investigations are ongoing to establish what led to the incident. Emergency officials also confirmed that rescue operations were carried out promptly to free workers trapped beneath the collapsed structure, while authorities are expected to provide further updates as the investigation progresses.