Thursday 4 November 2021

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 38 ON THE COLLAPSED IKOYI 21-STOREY BUILDING

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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard road in Ikoyi, Lagos has risen to 38.
 
However, we gathered that there are nine survivors, one female and eight male, who were rescued from the rubble.
 
Families and friends of people trapped in the rubble have kept vigil at the scene, clinging onto hope and seeking answers, three days after the disaster.
 
Although, the cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained, the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said there were obvious violations and mistakes from all angles in the tragedy.
 
According to him, he has set up a panel of inquiry into the incident and promised that those found culpable after investigations by the panel, will be punished.

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