Ebute-Meta building collapse death toll now eight – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll at the collapsed Ebute-Meta three-storey building has risen to eight.

On Monday in Lagos, Ibrahim Farinloye, South-West zonal coordinator of NEMA, disclosed that the deceased includd five males and three females.

An old three-Storey building, on Sunday night at about 10:56 p.m., collapsed at No 24 Ibadan Street, off Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute-Meta,  

Twenty-three occupants of the building were rescued, said the agency.

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However, rescue operations were ongoing at the incident site to search for occupants trapped under the rubble.  (NAN)

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