October 19, (THEWILL) – Ateast three persons have been reportedly trapped while one has been confirmed dead after a building collapsed on Monday night in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Two other persons were rescued from the collapsed two-storey building by residents of the area.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said emergency operations were still ongoing to rescue other trapped victims in the building.
NEMA said effort to remove the slabs on the victims by the Nigerian policemen and officials of the Lagos state fire service on Monday night was abortive due to non-availability of excavators.
Reports said the occupants of the building located at Lagos Road, Haruna axis of Ikorodu, were earlier told by the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) to evacuate the building after it failed an integrity test.
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