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Six persons trapped as seven-storey building collapses at Lekki

By Guardian Nigeria
04 September 2022   |   6:58 am
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
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Six persons are reportedly trapped as a seven-story building collapses at Lekki, Lagos State.

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

Farinloye said that the building located at Oba Idowu Oniru Street, Lekki, was under construction when it collapsed.

He said that six persons were apparently trapped under the rubbles of the building.

Emergency responders included the Nigerian Police Force, NEMA, and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

Operations are ongoing as of the time of report.

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