Three Storey Building Collapses Besides Oba Akiolu’s Palace

By Akinwale Kasali

Disaster has once again rocked Lagos State, following the collapse of a three storey building in the Lagos Island Local Government Area.

This is coming less than a week after a Mosque caved in and collapsed, leaving five people dead with several others injured.

Occupants of the building were reported to have been trapped under rubbles of the structure sited on 15, Iga Idungaran Close, Lagos Island.

The said building is just few meters away from the Palace of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Osuolale Akiolu.

The building collapsed around 12:30pm, leading to panic and fear among residents of the area.

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, led the search and rescue operations at the scene.

At the time of filing in this report, the number of casualties was yet to be ascertained, as there has not been any record of life lost so far.

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