The officers of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) have rescued two persons from a building under construction that collapsed in Agarawu Street, Aroloya Central Mosque in Idumota, Lagos Island.
The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Monday.
Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call through its 767 and 112 Emergency Toll-Free lines at 2:16 p.m, adding that the agency’s response team from the Lekki Base rushed to the scene.
The LASEMA boss stated: “On arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a storey building, under construction, self-collapsed at the aforementioned location.
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“So far, two adult males, rescued from the rubble of the building, had been given first aid treatment by the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit.
“No other casualty has been recorded as of the time of filing this report.”
He said law enforcement agencies had condone off the scene.
He noted that the immediate cause of the incident was yet to be ascertained, adding that further investigations would be conducted.
Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency’s search and rescue operations had been concluded.
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