A building collapse in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State has claimed the lives of a mother and child.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osayintolu confirmed the development to reporters early Monday morning.
He said that the incident occurred at 10:56pm on Sunday.
According to Oke-Osayintolu, the affected three-storey building collapsed at 24 Ibadan Street (East) off Bonny Way, Ebute Metta.
“Further information gathered revealed that the incident occurred at about 10.56pm with as yet undetermined number of people trapped. Search and rescue ongoing.
“As of 02:10am, 22 males, one female rescued alive. One male and female recovered dead,” the situation report of the incident released by LASEMA read in part.
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Also, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the recovery of two dead bodies and rescue of 23 persons in the incident.
The Zonal Coordinator, Southwest, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development.
Farinloye said the recovered bodies were those of a mother and her child, while the rescued persons included seven children and 16 adults.
“Nine of those rescued alive have been treated and discharged.
“They returned to the scene, but have been taken away for proper custody while psycho-social and post-trauma counselling are being arranged for them by the Nigerian Red Cross,” Farinloye said.
However, rescue operations were still ongoing at the site.