The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has directed the mobilization of immediate emergency response towards rescue operations at the site of the 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday in Lagos while still under construction.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister, Nneka Ikem Anibeze.
According to the statement, the
Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq expressed shock over the tragic incident which occurred in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.
She also sympathized with the people and government of Lagos state and immediately mobilized the National Emergency Management Agency,
(NEMA) Team from the Lagos Territorial Office to assist with the rescue operations at the site.
“This is tragic. I sympathize with the Lagos state government and families of people still trapped inside the rubble.
“We have mobilized immediate rescue operations through the NEMA Team from the Lagos Territorial Office to team up with the state SEMA.
“NEMA has also facilitated mobilisation of response involving heavy duty equipment for rescue operations and security for crowd control.
“We pray that through the rescue operatives still on ground at the site, many of those trapped will be rescued” the statement read.
As at the time of filing this report, many are still feared trapped in the rubble of the collapsed 21 storey building.
