The developer of the collapsed building in Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Femi Osibona has reportedly been found dead.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Osibona’s body was discovered among others during the rescue process at the site of the building on Thursday.
So far, 30 people have been rescued from the site of the collapse, with nine being alive and 21 dead.
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The high-rise building under construction by Fourscore Homes, a Lagos-based real estate firm located along Gerrard Road, collapsed on Monday afternoon.
While it is yet to be clear the total number of people in the building at the time of the collapse, witnesses say dozens may have been trapped.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the indefinite suspension of the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mr. Gbolahan Oki.
The Governor, in a statement signed by Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, described the suspension as a ‘first step’ towards finding out ‘what went wrong’ to cause the building collapse.
The State Government is also setting up an independent panel to probe the collapse.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
