A two-storey building under construction in a Lagos community collapsed on Tuesday, killing its owner, identified as Pastor Daniel Obasi.
The Acting Zonal Coordinator of the Southwest Zonal Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident while speaking with reporters in Lagos on Tuesday.
Mr. Farinloye said that the deceased cleric was trapped in the building but that the body had been recovered and taken to the morgue at the General Hospital, Ikorodu by the police.
The NEMA chief described the collapsed building as an attachment to the main building, which is located at No. 77, Tapa Road, Oke-Ojo at Isawo community in Ikorodu, near Lagos.
Quoting a neighbour of the deceased, the coordinator said that construction work was suspended earlier in the day, due to the ongoing Eid-el-Kabir festivities.
“The cause of the collapse was suspected to be inadequate time to allow land to compact properly before commencement of construction and using of poor building materials,’’ said Farinloye.
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