BREAKING: Death Toll From Ikoyi Building Collapsed Rises To 38

• The death toll from Ikoyi building collapsed has risen to 38.

The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, on Thursday said the death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, has increased to 38.

Ikoyi building

The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site.

This online media reports that many people were trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, who owned the building.

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Farinloye who confirmed the update said that 33 males and three females have been brought out dead from the rubble.

Farinloye added that nine people which included one female and eight males were rescued alive.

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