Lagos Island building collapse: Four dead, five rescued in latest disaster

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has rescued five adult males in the rubbles of the three-storey building located at four, Alayaki Lane, Lagos Island, which collapsed on Saturday, 21st May, 2022 during the heavy rainfall.

Consequent upon the arrival of the Agency’s Response Team, it was discovered that the building was already in violation of safety protocols.

A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the building had been captured by the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA District Office and served with all Statutory Notices, sealed at District and Central Enforcement Level, but the developer had continued clandestine operations mostly at nights and at weekends.

Five adult males have been rescued and given pre-medical treatment by the Agency’s Paramedics. Unfortunately, four male adults have been recovered dead and handed over to  the State Environmental Health Moitoring Unit, SEHMU, for onward transfer to the morgue.

Search and rescue operations, supervised by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu remain ongoing as unconfirmed number of people are trapped in the rubbles.