Four additional bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the four-storey building which collapsed in Jabi, Abuja on Friday.
The bodies were on Monday recovered during the ongoing evacuation of debris from the site.
At the end of the rescue operation at the site on Saturday by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, six persons were rescued and one dead body was evacuated.
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But relatives of the victims had protested the decision of the government, insisting that about 18 workers were still trapped under the rubble.
They were dispersed by policemen who fired tear gas and shots into the air.
The rescue team consisting of officials of FCT Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency, firefighters and Julius Berger Plc ended the rescue operations around 8am after they failed to find victims.
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