Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) has given details of how a 25-storey building collapsed in the high-brow Ikoyi part of the Nigeria’s commercial capital.
Spokesperson for the LASEMA, Nosa Okunbo, wgo confirmed this to Platforms Africa, declared that his agency is on top of the situation.
“A 25-storey building collapsed by Musliu Junction, Ikoyi, Lagos. LASEMA is on top of the situation,” he said.
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Also, the Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, noted that heavy-duty equipment and life detection equipment have been deployed to the scene.
It was also gathered that the owner and developer of the building and about 24 artisans were inside the building when it carved in.
“The developer and all the workers including the owner of the building were trapped under the rubbles after the structure under construction around Ikoyi axis of Lagos State collapsed,” an eye witness told Platforms Africa.
As gathered, the property owner was at the site inspecting the structure along Gerald road at Musiliu junction, when the building caved in at about 2:30 pm, with many trapped under the structure.
Before the structure caved in on Monday, the property owner had been preventing officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and other building regulatory agencies from gaining access into the structure
Confirming the incident, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed that he has activated the agency’s emergency response plan to the above incident.
According to him, all first responders are enroute to secure the scene while the heavy duty equipment and life detection equipment have been dispatched.
