No fewer than five dead bodies have been recovered from a collapsed building in the Yaba area of Lagos State.
It was reported that the recovered bodies were some of the people working at the building site before it collapsed on Saturday, 11th of February, 2022, at No.16 Akanbi Crescent.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that two workers survived the incident.
The agency added that a teenager escaped by luck after he complained of hunger and was given money to go and get food.
Rescue operations on the building site ended but later resumed on Sunday after indications that some persons might still be trapped in the rubble.
However, the Lagos State Government said it has arrested the developer of the property.
A statement on its official Twitter handle, late Saturday says, “the developer was arrested for breaking the government seal on the property and violating the stop-work order.
“The developer in charge of the site has since been arrested and handed over to the RRS Team, while rescue operation is ongoing,” it added.