- Ikoyi building collapse death toll soars
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday confirmed that the Ikoyi building collapse death toll has climbed to 32.
He also said only 19 names have been provided as missing since a register of missing persons was opened at the site on Wednesday.
Sanwo-Olu visited the Ikoyi building collapse site after inaugurating a panel of inquiry to probe the disaster
He added that he was at the Island General Hospital to see the survivors of the tragedy and one of them has been transferred to LASUTH for advanced healthcare while the remaining five are in good spirits.
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The Governor also reiterated the need for rescue workers to be safe on site, and so urged sympathisers to allow them do their jobs.
According to him, the structural integrity of the two buildings still standing in the premises could not be ascertained so people should stay safe.
Sanwo-Olu added that structural integrity tests will begin on Friday on the two buildings.
The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, says the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, under construction in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors.
Mr Oki had earlier told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone that the owner of the property has been arrested and would face the law because people have died in the disaster.
“He got an approval for a 15-storey building and he exceeded his limit. I am on ground here and the materials he used are so inferior and terrible.
“The materials he used, the reinforcement, are so terrible. He got approval for 15 floors but built 21.
“I think he has been locked down. He has been arrested before now,” he said.
