The death toll from the building which collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos state has risen to 43.
Lagos State commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement released on Sunday November 7, announced the recovery of another body.
His statement read;
“One more body has been recovered from the site of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The body, which was recovered on Saturday, has brought the number of bodies retrieved from the rubble to 43.
“There are 15 survivors and 49 persons have reported that their loved ones are missing.
“At the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba, the identification of bodies continues.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, once again, commiserates with the families of those who died in the incident.”
