One person has been confirmed dead after a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Borno Street, Alagomeji, in the Yaba area of Lagos on Friday night.
The National Emergency Management Agency announced the development in its Day 2 incident report on Saturday, stating that the body of a male victim was pulled from the debris during ongoing search and rescue efforts.
In an earlier report, four people had been rescued alive after the building caved in at about 7:46 pm. They were said to be in stable condition.
Updating the public on X, NEMA wrote, “Search and rescue operation is still ongoing at the building collapse scene. NEMA, LASEMA, Fire Services, Police, FRSC and NSCDC are on ground. The number of persons rescued remain four; they are in stable condition. No additional person has been rescued at the time of this report but there is speculation of two more persons under the rubbles.”
The agency later confirmed the casualty, saying, “One body (male) has just been recovered from the rubble. Search and Rescue operation is still ongoing.”
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said eight construction workers had earlier been rescued from the site.
The incident has renewed public concern over the safety of buildings under construction in Lagos, a state that has witnessed repeated cases of structural collapse despite government crackdowns and warnings to developers.
