National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has established contact with some of the victims trapped in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerard Road, Ikoyi.
Ibrahim Farinloye, the NEMA coordinator for the South-West, disclosed this to journalists as the rescue operation in search of the victims intensified.
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Mr Farinloye added that a victim, who spoke to one of his relatives and confirmed by the rescue team, said some of them gathered around the mustard point in the building when it collapsed.
He noted that rescue operations had intensified, but with caution, to ensure that victims still alive would come out unhurt.
The building collapsed around 2:00 p.m. on Monday with scores of people trapped in the building.
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Since rescue mission began, 4 people have been confirmed death with 4 other rescued alive.
Also, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered a probe of the collapsed building in a statement titled, ‘Sanwo-Olu Orders Probe Of Gerrard Road Building Collapse,’ signed by the governor’s aide, Gbenga Omotoso.
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Meanwhile, new report has shown that the 21-storey building that collapsed today at Musikiu Junction by Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos state, was sealed by the State government last year for lack of “approvals from required quarters”.
The structure was designed as a three-tower estate (360° Degree Towers). The collapsed section is one of the three towers.
The main contractor for the project, FourScore Homes, is owned by Femi Osibona, a UK-trained estate developer.
In July 2020, The Capital reported that Sanwo-Olu sealed the Gerard, Ikoyi high-rise as findings showed that;
Lagos State Government is miffed with the property developers and owners for embarking on such a project without subjecting it to procedural approvals from the state government and other authorities vested with the mandate to ensure compliance with standards and quality. In other words, the massive project has been sealed for lack of approvals from required quarters, as Lagos State Government has risen stoutly and promptly to halt the gargantuan project.
