A seven-storey building has collapsed in the Banana Island area of Lagos.
The building which was still under construction collapsed on Wednesday evening evening
The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) had confirmed the sad incident in a terse statement
“A report of a storey building under construction was just received at Banana Island. Workers trapped. We are mobilising to respond,” the statement reads.
Reacting to the collapse, the Lagos state ministry of physical planning and urban development said a few people sustained injuries and no fatality
“A few who sustained injuries are being treated. There is no fatality. This unfortunate incident happened while casting was being done,” Mukaila Sanusi, the ministry’s deputy director of Public Affairs, said in a statement.
“The commissioner for physical planning and urban development, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins was immediately on site to assess the situation and flag off the investigation.
“We ask members of the public to remain calm and expect further information from the ministry as we know more.”
Over the past few years, Lagos has witnessed a series of building collapse in the state
On November 1, 2021, a 21-storey building which was beign developed by Fourscore Homes, collapsed in the Ikoyi area of the state.
Forty-six persons were reported to have died from the collapsed including the owner of Fourscore Homes, Femi Osibona
Also in September 2022, a seven-storey uncompleted building collapsed at Oba Oniru street in the Lekki axis of Lagos
