PHOTOS: Lagos Pastor killed in 2-storey building collapse

A two-storey building under construction collapsed and killed the owner identified as Pastor Daniel Obasi in Ikorodu area of Lagos .

WuzupNigeria gathered that the incident occurred at 2.30 p.m on Tuesday, July 20, while people were celebrating Eid-el-Kabir.

According to a neighbour, construction work was suspended on Tuesday due to the Eid-El-Kabir celebration, adding that workers were at work late Monday evening.

Confirming the incident, Lagos State Acting Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye said the landlord was the only victim of the collapsed building.

Farinloye said that Obasi was earlier reported trapped, but the body was later recovered from the rubble by emergency responders and handed over to the Police.

He said Isawo police officers had taken the body to the morgue of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, adding that the collapsed building was an attachment to the main building.

“The cause of the collapse was suspected to be inadequate timeline to allow sand-filled land to compact properly before the commencement of construction and poor building materials, according to neighbours,” Farinloye stated.

He said further investigations would be conducted by relevant agencies.

See photos from the rubble: