The bodies of two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, were found from the rubbles of a two-story structure that fell on Friday morning in Ebute Meta, Lagos.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Territorial Coordinator, verified the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
According to Farinloye, a two-story structure with a penthouse fell at 0930 hours along Herbert Macaulay Way in Ebute Metta.
He claimed that the Lagos Building Control Agency (LASBCA) had issued many evacuation notices and that all of the original inhabitants had left.
“It was alleged that the property had been sold out about four months ago.
“Three of the occupants jumped to safety with the assistance of the residents,” Farinloye said.
He added that search and rescue operations was ongoing.