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Death toll rises to 4 at Lekki building collapse

Death toll at the seven-storey uncompleted building that collapsed at Oba Idowu Oniru Street in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Sunday has risen to four.

Excavators of emergency response agencies in search of corpses at the site retrieved two more bodies from the rubble on Monday.

Two corpses had earlier been taken from the rubble on Sunday.

Some residents close to the scene of the collapsed building said more bodies are still trapped in the rubble.

It was reported that six persons were in the building when it collapsed on Sunday.

The death toll was confirmed by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

The Star

Segun Ojo

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