The death toll in a three-storey building at 32, Ibadan Street which collapsed on Sunday night has risen to five.
Among those who died are a mother and her son.
The South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, told journalists on Monday that 23 people have been rescued from the collapsed building.
He said that another body was being tracked in the ongoing rescue operation.
He said that the number of those rescue is expected to increase as the search and rescue operation is ongoing.
The Lagos State Fire Service Fire and Rescue Service had announced the building collapse and the commencement of rescue operations on Sunday night in its official Twitter handle.
“An alert of a collapse of a three storey building by 32 Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta was received at 21:48 hours, Sunday with Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service already at the scene.
“Search and Rescue ongoing with updates to follow, please.” It said
Farinloye said that most of the old buildings in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos have been marked for demolitions.
He said that some of the buildings which can be as old as the Lagos history, have been marked for demolition but the people are resisting it.
He said that the Lagos State Building Control Agency saved another ‘two-storey building with additional four blow up at the top at 100, Lagos Street, Ebiye-Meta just about two meters away from the site of the building collapse.
