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By Christopher Oji
The death toll has increased to five as two additional dead bodies have been retrieved from the rubble of a collapsed building that occurred in Lekki, Lagos.
Two bodies were recovered on Wednesday when the building collapsed, while 14 persons were rescued. However, two more bodies were recovered while one person was rescued, making the number of the dead four and the number of rescued people 15, according to Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who reported that one more person was rescued Thursday morning.
However, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that one dead body was recovered while one person was rescued.
According to South West Coordinator NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, “One adult male was rescued as at this morning making four dead recovered and 15 rescued at the 3-storey collapsed building incident at Oriwu Estate, Elf Bus Stop, inward Ajah, Lekki/Epe Expressway, Lagos State.”
Operations are ongoing.
Two people died yesterday while 15 others were rescued in the building collapse.
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The cause of the collapse was not ascertained as at the time of filing this report.
However, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Benjamin Hundeyin said: “A total of 14 persons have so far been rescued and taken to Lagos Island General Hospital for treatment.
“Meanwhile, operatives of the Command remain on ground to provide security for the ongoing rescue operation.”
On his part, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency activated the State’s Emergency Response Plans and Response Team from its Lekki and Cappa Bases.
“Upon arrival at 2:48 pm at the incident scene, LASEMA’s Shark and Eagle Response Teams discovered that a 3-storey building under construction had collapsed at the aforementioned location. The immediate cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained. Further investigations will be conducted.
“So far, two adult males have been extricated from the rubble of the collapsed building.
“Six seriously injured adult males were rescued and were administered immediate medical care by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, before being transported to Marina General Hospital for further treatment.”
