A landlord, Pastor Daniel Obasi, has lost his life when a two-storey building under construction at 77, Tapa Road, Oke-Ojo, Isawo in Ikorodu, Lagos State, collapsed.
The incident reportedly happened about 2.30 p.m on Tuesday, July 20, while people were celebrating Eid-el-Kabir.
It was gathered that workers worked till late on Monday and only suspended work on Tuesday because of the Eid El Kabir celebration.
Confirming the incident, Lagos State Acting Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye said the landlord was the only victim of the collapsed building.
Farinloye said that Obasi was earlier reported trapped, but the body was later recovered from the rubble by emergency responders and handed over to Isawo Division Police.
He said Isawo police officers had taken the body to the morgue of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, adding that the collapsed building was an attachment to the main building.
“The cause of the collapse was suspected to be inadequate timeline to allow sand-filled land to compact properly before the commencement of construction and poor building materials, according to neighbours,” Farinloye stated.
He said further investigations would be conducted by relevant agencies.
