Tag: lagos building collapse
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Sad! Death toll in Lagos building collapse rises to eight
The death toll in the building ruin that happened in Lagos State on Sunday has increased to eight. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said one more body was recovered by emergency responders. LASEMA spokesperson, Nosa Okunbor, also stated that 20 people were rescued while giving an update Monday morning. He gave the…
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Sad! Seven scavengers injured in Lagos building collapse
Seven scavengers were on Monday reportedly wounded in another building collapse in Egerton oke Arin square, Lagos Island. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency ( LASEMA ) made this known on its official Twitter handle. According to LASEMA, the building had been marked by LASBCA for Demolition, which started on Sunday. LASEMA confirmed that “officials…
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Buhari’s wife visits victims of Lagos building collapse in hospital
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Saturday visited victims of the Ita-Faji building collapse at the Lagos Island General Hospital to sympathise with them. The wife of the President offered her condolences to the victims of the incident, which claimed the lives of no fewer than 20 people, including school children. Mrs…
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3 dead, 19 rescued, more still feared trapped in Lagos building collapse
Abdullahi Akogun About three dead bodies have been recovered so far from under the debris of a three storey building that collapsed on Thursday at Ire-Akari area of Lagos. About 19 others were rescued alive by rescuers which include officials of the National Emergency management Agency (NEMA), those from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency…