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Activities at the Coroner inquest sitting in Ikeja  investigating the circumstances that led to the November  1 collapse of a 21-storey high-rise building in Lagos was stalled earlier today following power outage.

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

The death toll in the 21 storey building that collapsed at Gerard Road, Ikoyi has risen to 40, following the discovery of additional 4 bodies early today.

Lagos State Government on Friday said dead bodies recovered from the Ikoyi collapsed building are ready for identification and therefore called on families of the deceased to go to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Yaba for identification of the corpses of their loved ones

The Lagos State Government is setting up an independent panel to probe the collapse of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. Members of the panel will be drawn from the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) and other professional bodies.

Lagos State Government has given an update on the ongoing rescue operation at the site of the Monday building collapse in Ikoyi. A total of nine persons have been brought out alive from the rubbles, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, said at the scene on Tuesday.

The  21 storey building which collapsed at 44BCD Gerard Road Ikoyi, could have been avoided,  if Mr. Femi Osibona, the owner of  Forescore Heights Limited had listened to earlier warning by Prowess Engineering Limited, one of the engineering  consultants who was involved abinitio  in the construction of the building.