SAN FRANCISCO, September 06, (THEWILL) – A 16-year-old girl, Faizan Muritala has been confirmed dead after their residential building at Kuata Area by Amara Olu Street, Mechanic Village, Agidingbi, Ikeja, collapsed in Lagos following a mudslide.
Her death occurred barely two weeks after she married her husband, Mohammed, who alongside the deceased’s mother, Hawa, narrowly escaped death.
The deceased who was inside the house, a makeshift building located in the swampy, was trapped under the mud following the heavy downpour that began on Sunday and affected many defective structures.
The incident occurred less than 24 hours after a mosque situated at 3, Adepitan Street, off Ramat Crescent, Ojudu, equally collapsed, albeit partially.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Michael Akindele, said that the state Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who visited the scene, has ordered the demolition of the other structures, insisting that the area was not habitable.
Speaking to newsmen, with the Southwest Spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, Akindele warned residents of flood prone communities to relocate to upland areas until after the heavy rains to avert loss of lives
Story by David Oputah
