Friday, October 31, 2025 - Barely four days after two people died in a collapsed two-storey building in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State, another three-storey building in the Ajegunle, Apapa area of the state has claimed one life.
This is just as eight other people were injured after the
building located at 28, Baale Alayabiagba Street, collapsed on Thursday.
Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,
Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said that the building, which was undergoing manual
demolition, collapsed and trapped some workers.
He stated, “Upon arrival of the agency’s response team at
the scene, it was observed that a three-storey building with a penthouse
undergoing manual demolition had collapsed, trapping some workers under the
rubble.
“Information gathered from community members revealed that
the building was undergoing manual demolition before it collapsed, trapping the
workers on site.
“Eight adult males were rescued, while an adult male was
recovered dead from the rubble of the collapsed building.”
The perm sec noted that the injured victims were immediately
taken to a hospital for medical attention while rescue operations continued.
“The rescued injured victims were administered first aid
immediately by LASAMBUS and subsequently transported to Ajeromi General
Hospital,” he added.
Similarly, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire and
Rescue Service, Shakiru Amodu, confirmed the incident in a telephone
conversation with our correspondent on Thursday.
Amodu noted that one death was recorded in the incident.
“There was a building collapse. One person had died,” he
said.
Lagos has witnessed a worrying recurrence of building collapses in recent times.
On September 25 that six persons were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state.
Similarly, on September 16, two construction workers were
rescued after four days from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Ebute
Metta area of the state.
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