The death toll from the collapsed building in Ikoyi area of Lagos state has now increased to 42, while an additional six persons have been rescued from the ruins.
These numbers were confirmed by the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while speaking during a visit to the site in company of one of the national leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule.
Sanwo-Olu also added that the total number of person evacuated from the collapsed structure now stands at 15.
He also confirmed that the latest survivors are presently receiving medical treatment at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Ikoyi.
In his words, “We have been able to identify six others who were on site when the building collapsed. They were taken to the Police Hospital in Falomo for treatment, and some of them have been discharged.
“We have taken the full records of survivors in the incident, and this makes it 15 people rescued. We have a total of 42 bodies that have so far been recovered.
“Among the latest survivors are a 38-year-old Glory Samsom, Ndajor Ahmed, Yunusa Abubakar, Ajiboye Habib, Jeremiah Samson, and one man identified as Emem.
“While most of them sustained injuries, Samson (20) is said to be in a coma.”
