Alausa Collapsed Building: Victims Discharged From Hospital

Two staff of the Lagos State government injured yesterday when a storey building belonging to the Ministry of the Environment, Alausa secretariat, Ikeja, collapsed have been discharged from the hospital.

The injured who were removed from the debris of the building were rushed to the Lagos State Trauma Centre, Tollgate, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for urgent treatment. Three others who sustained minor injuries were treated on the spot and discharged.

The one-storey building collapsed around 2:15 p.m. Five people were rescued from the rubbles by officials of LASEMA immediately after the building collapsed.

A top government functionary, who craved anonymity told P.M.NEWS that the building collapsed due to poor materials used in its construction.

One of the injured, Engr. Oki who was brought out of the rubbles said some people were still trapped under the debris over one hour after it collapsed.

An unidentified staff of the state government was seen kneeling down and thanking God when Oki was brought out of the rubbles alive.

Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, the Permanent Secretary (Office of Drainage Services), Mr. Muyideen Akinsanya and LASEMA General Manager, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu were present at the scene to monitor the rescue operations.

Osanyintolu confirmed that the building had earlier been earmarked for demolition before its sudden collapse.

— Kazeem Ugbodaga