The death toll from the Lagos building collapse has risen to six, emergency officials told IgbereTV on Monday
On Sunday, a seven-storey building situated at Oba Idowu, Oniru Street collapsed in the Victoria Island area of the state.
Although the immediate cause of the collapse is still sketchy, emergency workers and security operatives have already moved to the site to rescue the trapped victims.
As of yesterday, rescue officials had recovered two bodies. However, four more bodies have now been retrieved from the site, according to the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu.
In a statement on Monday, Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency has been working closely with first responders and other officials within the past 24 hours.
“The Agency alongside other first responders has been working for over 24 hours at the above 7-storey building which collapsed yesterday,” he said in an update on the collapsed building
