At least 20 people have been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, Nigeria.
The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site.
Earlier reports revealed that 10 people were feared dead when the incident happened, as many others were still trapped in the rubble, including the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, who owned the building.
The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, on Tuesday, said a total of 20 bodies, including that of Osibona’s personal assistant, had been recovered.
The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, around 8.00pm on Tuesday, also confirmed that 20 corpses had been recovered.
The nine persons rescued from the debris of the Ikoyi building collapse on Tuesday – all men – were taken to the hospital for treatment of which three have been discharged.