The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of two children after a storey-building collapsed in the Gafari Balogun area of Ogudu on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters at the scene of the incident, LASEMA Director-General, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the two minors, whose corpses had been recovered, died after being trapped beneath the rubbles.
According to Olufemi Osanyintolu, the building collapsed due to mudslide at the rear of the building which was caused by heavy rainfall.
He said, “The LASEMA Response Team received a distress call at 12.40 pm about the collapse of a one-storey building at the Gafari Balogun Street in Ogudu.
“On arrival at the scene, the agency’s responders observed that the building collapsed as a result of a mudslide at the rear of the building which was caused by heavy rainfall.
“The agents were informed that two children, one male, and one female were trapped and immediately commenced a search and rescue operation. Unfortunately, they were found dead and their remains had been transported to the mortuary.
“Integrity testing will be carried out on the remainder of the building which has now been cordoned off.”
