Death toll from the collapsed building in the Oniru area of Lagos has risen to five, with the recovery of additional three more bodies from the rubble.
Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye said three more bodies were recovered from the site of the collapsed building.
Farinloye said: “An elderly male adult has just been recovered under the rubble as recovery efforts continue.”
Six persons have been trapped after a seven-storey building collapsed in Lagos on Sunday.
The incident occurred at Oba Idowu Oniru street beside Avi Maria hospital, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said in an update.
“Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, an uncompleted seven-storey building undergoing construction was found to have collapsed,” he said.
“Six people are reported to be trapped under the rubbles of the collapsed structure.
“The Agency’s heavy-duty equipment excavator will be required for the rescue of the trapped victims. We have activated Lagos State Response plan.
