[UPDATE] NEMA Confirms One Dead in Lagos Building Collapse
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of one person following the collapse of a three-storey building at Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos State. In its Day 2 incident report released on Saturday, the agency said the body of a male victim was recovered from the rubble during ongoing search and rescue operations. Earlier reports indicated that at least four people had been rescued alive after the building caved in at about 7:46 p.m. on Friday. Providing an update on X, NEMA stated:“Search and rescue operation is still ongoing at the building collapse scene. NEMA, LASEMA, Fire Services, Police, FRSC and NSCDC are on ground. The number of persons rescued remain four; they are in stable condition. No additional person has been rescued at the time of this report but there is speculation of two more persons under the […]