The 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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