A six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun, Lagos, collapsed on Friday with no fewer than 50 persons feared dead. The building, which was under construction, was initially a two-storey building before the addition of four new floors which were under construction.
It was gathered that the building, which housed guests and members of the church, already had so many people lodged in it before the incident. The six-storey building, which collapsed around 1pm, was under construction.
The Synagogue Church of All Nations is owned by Prophet Temitope Joshua.
A 10-year-old child was among the dead and some foreigners were among the victims said to have been rescued alive. As of the time of going to press, several persons were still trapped in the collapsed building.
However, the exact number of casualties could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report as there were conflicting reports from emergency agencies and eyewitnesses.
It has also been reported that no fewer than 12 victims have been pulled out of the rubles alive as of the time of filing this report(12pm). NEMA has put the death toll at 17.
Rescue operations are still on-going. Officials of NEMA, LASEMA, Red Cross are still very much around.
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