Two More Bodies Recovered from Collapsed Ikoyi Building

11 Nov Two More Bodies Recovered from Collapsed Ikoyi Building

Two more bodies have been recovered from the site of the collapsed high-rise buildings in Ikoyi, bringing the number of the dead to 45.

The Lagos State government, which disclosed this in a statement yesterday,

denied speculations that the two other buildings, sharing space with the collapsed one had been marked for demolition.

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement, said the identification of bodies of the victims has continued at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Yaba, Lagos.

He said 32 families had so far submitted DNA samples to identify bodies of their people, adding that in cases, where identification was clear without arguments, the bodies would be released to the families.

A committee to supervise the identification and release of the bodies has also begun work. The committee comprises senior officials of the Ministries of Health and Justice.

Meanwhile, the six-man independent investigation team set up to determine the immediate and remote reasons for the collapse have continued to sit.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state, recently, named members of the panel at the scene of the incident, comprising professional builder, town planner, structural engineer and legal practitioners – all from the private sector.