In a tragic development, a 26-year-old lady identified as Onyinye Enekwe, is reported to be among the people who lost their lives, in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1, in Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
Onyinye, whose wedding was slated for next month, only just got employed to work as a personal assistant, few days before the unfortunate incident occurred.
“Oyin is one of the people that was trapped in the collapsed building. Her corpse was found this morning, November 3.
She was employed to work as a personal assistant for the developer, Femi Osibona, and she resumed work on Friday, November 29, 2021, she has not collected any salary from this employment.
She lived at Ago palace way, Okota, they offered her accommodation in Ikoyi because of the distance and also, a monthly salary of N150k.
Her wedding is coming on this December, her family has even given the husband’s family their list. May her soul Rest in Peace.”
More people have been confirmed killed and more survivors rescued hours after a high-rise building collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
The Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, who visited the site amid tight security, explained that the premise of the collapsed building has been sealed by the government agency in charge of testing, for more investigation into the integrity of the structure.
Emergency workers have intensified rescue operations as more people are believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Lagos State Chapter, David Majekodunmi, also visited the site of the building collapse.
He lamented that unfortunate incidents such as this should not have happened if authorities had done what was expected of them.
He added, “Looking at this, you can’t determine what is actually the cause of the collapse. In a nutshell, we are standing in front of the signage which is supposed to be a prerequisite at a site.
