Three storey building under construction collapse in Yaba area of Lagos

A three storey building under construction has collapse in Yaba area of Lagos on Saturday with construction workers trapped.

Few minutes after the incident, two trapped workers were rescued while three others were her to be rescued as at 10.25pm.

The collapse.is located at 16 Akanbi Crescent, off Adesina Street, Harvey, Sabo Yaba, a short distance from the main entrance of University of Lagos.

The building collapse attracted sympathisers within the vicinity including some students of the University of Lagos.

An eyewitness, Alhaja Adeoye Adesewa said the building had suffered partial collapse in 2021 but this did not stop the ongoing construction.

She said, “we are not surprised at today’s building collapse because part of it collapsed last year and we thought that the government would stop further construction on it but we were wrong,” she said.

The Director- General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the incident but did not give further details on it.

At press time, it was learnt that rescue operations were ongoing at the site of the building which led to the rescue of two of the victims while the remaining were yet to be rescued.