2nd November, 2021
By Fabian Ekeruche
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it has established contact with some of the victims trapped in the 21-Storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Coordinator, South West, disclosed this to newsmen as the rescue operation in search of the victims intensified.
Farinloye said that the victim, who spoke to one of his relatives and confirmed by the rescue team, said some of them gathered around the muster point in the building when it collapsed.
He noted that rescue operations has been intensified, but with caution, to ensure that victims who were still alive would come out unhurt.
The 21-storey building collapsed around 2pm on Monday with scores of people trapped in the building.