The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says 26 persons have been rescued, while eight persons, including a baby girl, have died following the collapse of a three-storey shopping complex in the Alakija area of Lagos.
LASEMA disclosed this in an update issued on Thursday, saying the figures were confirmed as of 4:20 p.m.
The agency added that search and rescue operations were still ongoing, with emergency responders continuing efforts to locate and extricate any additional victims trapped beneath the rubble.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the building collapsed earlier on Thursday in Alakija, Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area, prompting the activation of a multi-agency emergency response.
In an earlier update, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said two victims were initially rescued alive through the joint efforts of LASEMA, the Lagos State Building Control Agency, and the China Railway Construction Corporation.
