A four-story building has collapsed in Lagos Island, trapping yet to be ascertained number of people.
The incident occurred, on Thursday, at the Iga Iduganran, near the Oba of Lagos’ palace.
Confirming the incident on X, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, said eight people have so far been rescued.
The Commissioner wrote, “A four-storey building has collapsed at Iga Iduganran, Lagos Island. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency officials have rescued eight people from the rubble. They are battling to retrieve two others from the rubble. The structure had been marked by LASBCA for evacuation.”
