UPDATED: 5 dead as building collapses in Lagos 

Five people have died in a building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland, Lagos, in the early hours of Thursday (Today).

It was gathered the five death were part of the workers working in the building site.

Confirming the incident, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said it happened at No 13, Wilson Mba St., Arowojobe Estate, Maryland, Lagos.

“LASEMA received a distress call at 3:49 a.m. and swiftly responded to the scene at 3:58 a.m. Upon arrival, they found that a set of three terraces under construction had collapsed.

“One of the rescued was receiving treatment on-site.

“Search and rescue operations began immediately. Five adult males were recovered dead while 4 adult males were rescued alive, and 1 adult male trapped under the rubble was rescued alive by the LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service.

“All the men were site workers. They received pre-hospital care on location before being transported to the hospital while the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) was contacted for the remains of the four fatalities,” the statement read.

“LASEMA’s excavator has been deployed to accelerate the search and rescue operations.”