Osibona visited his 21-storey building to inspect ongoing construction not knowing that was going to be his last. He died inside
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The body of Femi Osibona, managing director of Fourscore Homes, and owner of the collapsed Ikoyi building, has been found. His body was recovered on day four of the search and rescue effort at the site.
Osibona was last seen on November 1, at the site of the 21-storey-building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi.
Until now, he had not been seen except for his vehicle which was at the scene of the collapsed building, indicating that he probably was inside it when the tragedy occurred.
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Sahara Reporters quoted a source who had said his police orderly confirmed that Osibona was in the building with his personal assistant, Nifemi, and a friend, Wale Bob-Oseni. All three did not survive the crash.
The Cable published a reflection of the Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) about Osibona at an event some years back.
According to Ashimolowo, he first met Osibona in 2001 when he came to preach at an event organised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
According to him, the developer sought him after listening to his teachings on salvation and wealth creation.
“After listening to my tapes, he built 12 apartments in London, sold eight, kept four. Then he came to me again and said, ‘pastor Matthew, lay hands on me; where should I go again?’ After I’d laid hands the first time, he said ‘where should I go again? I want to go to South Africa; please pray for me.’ I prayed for him,” he said.
“Ladies and gentlemen, he went to South Africa and built 125 houses in the highbrow area of Centurion, next door to Johannesburg. He broke through exponentially.
“Then, he calls me and says: ‘where are you, sir? I want to come to you.’ I said ‘I’m in Ghana preaching’. He jumps on a plane and flies to Ghana from South Africa. He comes and says ‘where should I go again?’ I said, ‘look, I’m not your financial adviser. Go and meet your financial adviser.’ He said ‘you’re doing better than them.’ So, I laid hands on him, prayed for him and I said ‘go to Nigeria, your country’.
“They call him Femi Fourscore. Femi comes to Lagos, boom, he buys a land in Ikoyi and builds 40 apartments and sold each one for like a million dollars.
“As I am talking to you right now, in fact, this morning, Femi sent me a video. He’s building I think three towers together on Alexander. We know Ikoyi. One is 14 floors, one is 16 floors, one is 21 floors,” he said.
The body of collapsed Ikoyi building owner has been found.
Osibona is the owner of Fourscore Homes, the company in charge of the 21 storey building under construction that collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos has been recovered
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