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No fewer than 20 people have been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi area of Lagos State, on Monday.
The building crumbled om Monday afternoon when workers were on the site.
Many people were still believed to be trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, who owned the building.
On Monday evening, a witness had said Osibona was in the building when it collapsed.
As of Tuesday night, there was still no word on if he had been found dead or alive.
It was gathered that his car was parked at the premises on the day of the incident, while calls to his line are no longer reachable.
“There is every indication he was trapped there. His car was parked at the site. His calls are no longer going,” a source said.
The South West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, on Tuesday evening, said a total of 20 bodies, including that of Osibona’s personal assistant, had been recovered.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, also confirmed that 20 corpses had been recovered.
Nine people were said to have been rescued alive.
Three of the rescued victims had been released to their families, while others were being treated at the Lagos Island General Hospital, Marina.
Rescue operations are still ongoing.