A building under construction at 77, Tapa Road, Oke-Ojo, Isawo in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Tuesday collapsed killing the owner, identified as Daniel Obasi, the National Emergency Management Agency has said.
The incident occurred at about 2.30p.m., while Eid-el-Kabir celebrations was in full swing.
The deceased was identified as Pastor Daniel Obasi, while it was learned that the collapsed building was an attachment to the main building behind it.
Ibrahim Farinloye, the acting coordinator of NEMA, south-west, said the owner of the building, a pastor, was trapped underneath the collapsed building and his body recovered by emergency responders.
Obasi’s body was later recovered from the rubbles by emergency responders and handed over to Isawo Division Police.
According to NEMA, several people escaped death as construction was suspended at the site due to the Eid-El-Kabir celebration. The workers had been at work until late night on Monday.
The Police in Isawo Division have deposited the body in the morgue of the General Hospital, Ikorodu.
Confirming the incident, Lagos State Acting Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, attributed the incident to the inadequate timeline for the construction work.
He said: “The cause of the collapse was suspected to be inadequate timeline to allow sand-filled land to compact properly before the commencement of construction and poor building materials, according to neighbours.”
Farinloye said further investigations would be conducted by relevant agencies.
