The bodies of the six persons who lost their lives in the collapsed building on Sunday have all been recovered and taken to the morgue
By Kehinde Okeowo
All the six persons trapped under the rubbles of the collapsed uncompleted 7-story building around Sand field bus stop, in the Lekki area of Lagos State have been confirmed dead.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the incident was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who said the building was under construction when it caved in.
He said, “No injury sustained. However, about six people are reported to be trapped under the rubble 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,”
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However, the bodies of the six persons who were initially trapped and now confirmed dead, have been recovered from the rubbles and moved to the morgue.
Additional information obtained by our correspondent also revealed that all those who died in the accident were all male.
LASEMA is still on ground and will move to the middle floors of the building on Tuesday, September 6, after completing work on the ground floors on Monday, September 5.
