A devastating event unfolded on Lagos Island as a four-story building collapsed on Thursday, ensnaring an unspecified number of individuals. The calamity struck at Iga Iduganran, in close proximity to the Oba of Lagos’ palace.
Gbenga Omotosho, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, officially acknowledged the incident through his X account. Omotosho revealed that the ongoing rescue efforts have managed to extricate eight individuals from the rubble thus far.
“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,” Omotosho said.
Less than a week prior to this tragedy, the Papa Ajao area of Lagos State witnessed another devastating incident. An 11-year-old girl and three others tragically lost their lives when a mosque, struck by an excavator, collapsed.
