It turned to be a black Democracy Day in Lagos, as a three-storey building on Lagos Island collapsed killing two people and 14 others rescued. The building was being renovated with people inside when it caved in.


Rescue operation is still ongoing as emergency responders are working frantically to rescue trapped victims in the building located at Daddy Alhaja Street, Oke Arin, Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Adesina confirmed that two people had so far died in the collapsed building while rescue operation continued to rescue other trapped victims.