NEMA CONFIRMS ONE DEATH IN LAGOS THREE-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSE
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By: Sefiu Ajape
One person has been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed at Alagomeji in the Yaba area of Lagos State.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search-and-rescue operations.
Earlier reports circulating online suggested that four people had been rescued alive after the building caved in around 7:46 p.m. on Friday.
In an update posted on X, NEMA stated, “Search and rescue operation is still ongoing at the building collapse scene. NEMA, LASEMA, Fire Services, Police, FRSC and NSCDC are on ground. The number of persons rescued remain four; they are in stable condition. No additional person has been rescued at the time of this report but there is speculation of two more persons under the rubbles.”
In a later update, the agency confirmed the recovery of a body.
“One body (male) has just been recovered from the rubble. Search and Rescue operation is still ongoing,” NEMA said.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service reported that eight construction workers had been rescued from the site of the collapsed building.
The incident has reignited concerns over the safety of buildings under construction in Lagos, where frequent collapses have caused casualties in recent years despite repeated warnings and enforcement measures by the government.
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