One dies as storey building collapses in Lagos

One person has been confirmed dead after a storey building collapsed in the Aromire area of Ikeja, Lagos State.

Reports have it that the incident occurred at about 6:35 pm on Wednesday evening.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Thursday, said the building formerly occupied by Kilms Mart, was being worked on by unskilled labourers resulting in a partial collapse.

He said, “The Agency responded to distress calls and upon arrival, discovered that a storey building formerly occupied by KILMS MART, was being worked on by unskilled labourers resulting in a partial collapse.

He said, “We have marked the building for demolition. We are only waiting for the machine to arrive.”