By ALIYU DANGIDA

KAZAURE — There was pandemonium at the palace of Emir of Kazaure  on Monday as a building collapsed and trapped four labourers undertaking repairs in some section of the palace.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, which disclosed this in a statement in Jigawa, listed the victims to include  Gaadafi  Auwalu, Haruna  Danfulani, Tasiu Kabiru and  Malam Sani, who were seriously injured.

The statement, signed by the commandant, Dr. Muhmmad  Gidado, Jigawa State command of the corps, said the victims were taken to Kazaure General Hospital  for treatment by the men and officers of the command after they were rescued.

He noted that the victims of the disaster were receiving treatment and  responding positively.

In a related development,  the command said it had arrested one Abdulhadi Abdullahi  and   Alhaji Hassan  on Gumel Sule Tankarkar Road  for packing for sale, granite meant to protect the road from devastation by erosion.

He said the suspects confessed packing and selling the granite at different times.

Gidado said the exhibits were 10 bags loaded with sand in an Opel car with number plate AA485STK, and called on communities to report such incident to the nearest office of the command for immediate action.