At least one person is feared trapped after a two-storey building under construction collapsed on Sultan Road in Kano metropolis at about 9 am on Friday.

Three people had been rescued from the rubble as of the time of filing this report, while rescue workers continued efforts to reach a fourth victim believed to be trapped beneath the debris.

Eyewitnesses said construction workers noticed signs that the building was about to collapse while they were working on the upper floor, prompting them to flee the site.

However, four people, including a security guard and a commercial tricycle (Keke Napep) driver, were reportedly trapped when the structure gave way.

One of the construction workers, Shu’aibu Yaro, confirmed the incident. 

“The engineer noticed signs that the building was about to collapse, so the workers immediately ran for safety,” Yaro said.

He added that three victims, including the security guard and one of his friends, were rescued and taken to Sir Muhammadu Sanusi Specialist Hospital in Kano for treatment after sustaining injuries.

Rescue officials were still searching for the fourth victim trapped beneath the rubble.

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to release Professor Bello Abubakar, personal physician to the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

MURIC made this demand on Friday in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.  

DAILY POST reports that ICPC on Wednesday arrested Abubakar over alleged false statements.

But reacting, MURIC described the arrest as unjust.

While calling for the immediate release of the physician, Akintola maintained that medical personnel are respected everywhere in the world.

He said that the doctor might be compelled to compromise to release information about his patient against the rules of his profession.

Akintola insisted that the doctor committed no offence to warrant his arrest by the ICPC.

‎”We condemn this arrest. It is arbitrary, alien to global best practices and absolutely uncalled for. This arrest stands in contradistinction to democratic principles. We therefore demand the unconditional release of the doctor with immediate effect.

‎”Anything goes in detention, particularly this type of detention. The doctor might be compelled to compromise, to release information about his patient against the rules of his profession,” the statement said.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arraigned an alleged drug kingpin, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over the operation of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Mowe Forest, Ogun State.

The defendants face an 11-count charge, including conspiracy, operating a drug trafficking organisation, unlawful production of 2,419.48kg of methamphetamine valued at over N480 billion, and possession of large quantities of precursor chemicals.

The NDLEA arrested the suspects during a coordinated operations in Ogun and Lagos between 16 and 18 May 2026.

The alleged kingpin was arrested at his residence in Lakowe, Lekki, while other members of the syndicate, including the three Mexican nationals, were arrested at the hidden laboratory in Ogun State.

All defendants pleaded not guilty before Justice Musa Kakaki.

The court ordered their remand at the Lagos Correctional Centre and adjourned the case to 16 and 22 July 2026 for trial and hearing of their bail applications.

Reacting to their arrest and arraignment, NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed Marwa, said the case was one of the agency’s biggest breakthroughs against industrial-scale drug manufacturing, warning that Nigeria will not become a base for international drug cartels.