By A mother and her two-year-old daughter were killed on Saturday morning while washing clothes under a building during the rainfall. It was gathered that the building, a bungalow was undergoing construction before the decking collapsed trapping the victims.
The two-year-old was identified as Bisoye while the mother whose body was also recovered from the rubble was identified by relatives as Basirat.
Her five-year-old girl who survived was rescued from the rubble by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA. The building situated at No 7 Saidu Okeleji Street, off Alaro Street collapsed due to downpour experienced across the state.
It was gathered that the building caved in at about 11:10 am due to the rainfall which has been suspected to have weaken the decking of the building..
Confirming the number of causalities, General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, said that the bodies had been handed over to be deposited at the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU, while the injured girl was immediately transferred to General Hospital Ikeja where she can receive adequate treatment.
According to Mr Tiamiyu, “Investigation conducted by the Agency at scene of the incident revealed that an existing uncompleted bungalow under construction with sands and concrete block seen on the deck suddenly caved in with three people trapped under the rubbles. But proper investigation would be conducted on the incident by the appropriate Agencies.”
He however advised owners and developers of buildings in the State to adhere to building codes and physical planning laws of the State so as to advert unnecessary loss of lives.
