NEMA COORDINATES SAR OPS AT THE SCENE OF BUILDING COLLAPSE INVOLVING A THREE STOREY BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT GUDU AREA OF FCT. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
NEMA COORDINATES SAR OPS AT THE SCENE OF BUILDING COLLAPSE INVOLVING A THREE STOREY BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT GUDU AREA OF FCT At about 0945hrs on Saturday 16th May, 2026, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was alerted of a building collapse at Gudu District of FCT. Critical stakeholders including Federal Fire, FCT Fire, NSCDC, NPF, FRSC and Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were activated while a response team of NEMA from the Abuja Operations Office led by the Head of Operations Mr Zakari Abubakar and operatives from AYA Emergency Response Bay (ERAB) were deployed to the scene for quick response and coordination. A reinforcement team from NEMA Headquarters led by the Director Search and Response (DSAR) Air Cdre Bature Usman was also on ground to provide necessary backup and supervision. At the time of this report, the operation is still ongoing. However, sixteen (16) casualties have so far been evacuated to Aso...
Specifically,on the 9th of June 2016,Jerome Emeka Okoye,holder of NGA passport A50232043,applied for a UK visa.As part of his application he suubmitted a Lagos State Revenue Receipt.Analysis of these documents submitted indicates that the defendants forged all the documents being supplied to get their visa.They forged a Certificate of Occupancy in the name of Okoye Jerome,registered as No. 347 at page 112,volume xvii {Certificate of Occupancy} of the Land Registry,Abeokuta.One of the counts read, ''Jerome Emeks Okoye and Kenneth Ogedengbe on or about the 9th June,2016 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud and in order to facilitate your obtaining a UK Visa by false Pretebce from the British High Commission,forged a Lagos State Revenue Receipt,No. 2368651/SGSMRLS,dated 13th April,2016 issued in the name ''St Jerome Electronics Nig Ltd.'' and purported the document to have been issued by Lagos State Government''.They both pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea the prosecution counsel I. O. Daramola asked for a trial date and also requested the accused to be remanded in prison.However,counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants,Ugoh Nwenyi and J. A Eze make an application for bail,pray the court to move their application.Justice Oyefeso remanded the first and second defendants in Kirikiri Prison and subsequently adjourned the matter till 21st November,2016 for bail application.More photos below.

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