Ikoyi collapsed building: Lagos speaks on demolition of adjourning 2

IKOYI, Lagos – The Lagos State Government has said there is no direction to pull down the two high rise buildings adjourning the collapsed 21 storey building.

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho who made the revelation said the Panel of Inquiry instituted to establish issues surrounding the collapse of the building has continued to sit and that integrity test is yet to be conducted on the buildings.

“It is, therefore, wrong to assert or speculate that the buildings will be demolished. The operation at the site of the collapsed building continues. Vehicular movement around the site has been smooth, following the reopening of the road”, he said.

 He said two more bodies were recovered from the site today(Tuesday). “The recovery of the two bodies has brought to 45 the number of bodies retrieved from the site”, he added.

 According to him, identification of bodies of the victims of the incident has continued at IDH, Yaba, Lagos Mainland and that thirty-two families have come forward to submit samples for DNA to identify bodies that they wish to claim.

“In cases where identification is clear and there are no arguments, the bodies will be released to the families”, he said and that a committee to supervise the identification and release of the bodies has begun work and comprises senior officials of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice.