Death Toll In Lagos Collapsed Building Rises To Five

Two more bodies were yesterday recovered from the three-story building that collapsed on Saturday in the Yaba area of Lagos, bringing the casualty figure to five.

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the development, saying that one of the two bodies was that of a student on industiral training.

Farinloye said that one of the survivors, a teenager, escaped by sheer luck after he complained of hunger, adding that the building collapsed a few minutes after the teenager left to buy food.

The NEMA Zonal Coordinator added that residents of the area mobilised resources to rescue the only survivor from the rubble.

Farinloye said that the operation has been concluded.

He said that rescue and recovery operation was carried out by NEMA, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the fire service and the police.

The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, told The Nation that the incident occurred around 3.30pm.

The developer has been taken into custody, he said.