The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated
that only 19 families have reported that their member was a victim of the
21-storey building that collapsed on Monday at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi.
This was made known on Thursday in a statement by the
government titled, ‘Only 19 Families Report Missing Persons; 32 Bodies
Recovered So Far’ – Sanwo-Olu’.
According to the statement, the Governor made this claim
while visiting the site for the third time on Thursday, as he expressed
satisfaction with the rescue operation and commended the first responders for
their efforts.
The Governor, who was accompanied by his deputy, Obafemi
Hamzat, stated that though the number of persons affected remained unclear,
only 32 victims have been confirmed dead.
He said, “Yesterday (Wednesday), we opened a register for
people that have missing persons or loved ones whom they believed must have
been at the site before the collapse. As I speak here, it is only 19 names of
missing persons that have been registered. Some of them have pictures, others
do not. This list would help us to get information on manifest of those at the site.
“As of this afternoon, we have recovered a total of 32
bodies. We are conducting a corona inquest on the bodies and by tomorrow
(Friday), we hope the exercise will have been concluded. That is the deadline
we gave to the corona, so that the families can come and identify the bodies
recovered so far.”
Earlier on Thursday, the Governor visited Lagos Island
General Hospital where survivors of the building collapse are being given
medical attention.
During the visit, he gave conditions under which the
survivors would be released from the hospital.
One of the nine people rescued alive, Sanwo-Olu said, has
been moved to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja
for advanced medical examination, but he is not in a life-threatening
situation, the Governor disclosed.
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