Workers, Children Rescued As Building Collapse For Lagos

Five construction workers plus plenty orphanage children wey dey inside building wey collapse for Mangoro, Lagos, don get rescued yesterday. Di incident shele for 5 Modupe Ola Street, Onipetesi Estate, Agege, where dem dey try turn one one-storey building into three-storey. Na di owner, one man wey dem call Emeka, dey run di construction, and na di work cause di building to fall around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Di collapse still affect two other buildings wey near di place. Di injured people, all of dem na male construction workers, dem chop different levels of injury and dem carry dem go hospital for treatment. One eyewitness wey give im name as Lucas Light talk say na poor structural planning and lack of better foundation cause the collapse. Di building no strong at all.

Dem dey build on top another old structure, and that one na big danger,” he talk. Im still accuse di owner say na to cut cost e dey chase, instead of to make sure say di place safe. Di scene scatter as people wey dey around rush join rescue work, drag five people comot from under di block before emergency people show. Residents talk say di building don dey for like 20 years, but recently dem expand am after di owner sell part of di land. Di new construction even affect fence of Bosco Child Protection Centre wey dey Beco Street, wey Salesians of Don Bosco dey run. One person wey dey work for di orphanage talk say some workers dey inside di building when e fall, but dem manage escape. Dem blame di collapse on fake materials, bad engineering, and say dem no follow building law at all. Efforts to reach LASBCA spokesperson, Adu Ademuyiwa, no work as him phone no go through by di time of report.