22 persons have been rescued so far in the collapsed building in Lagos.
Ten students and several others were feared dead after a 3 storey building collapsed at Ita Faaji, Lagos Island on Wednesday morning.
A lady who took her aunt’s children to school was weeping bitterly at the scene of the incident. She said the children initially didn’t want to go to school, but were urged to do so.
“The children said they didn’t want to go to school today but were forced to go”, the lady said while weeping at the evacuation site and calling everybody to help her.
A teacher who called from under the debris said about 20 children were trapped with her. So far only one of person has been confirmed dead but there are fears that the tally could rise.
As at the time of filing this report, the Rapid Response Squad said its men have rescued 22 persons from the debris and they are still working to bring out others trapped by the building.
