The Lagos Emergency Management Agency says that five persons have been rescued and one dead body recovered from a collapsed Storey building at Papa Ajao, Mushin area of Lagos.
Dr Femi Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the storey building collapsed as a result of an excavator machine which mistakenly hit the building while working on the Road expansion.
He said that the impact of the collision resulted in the collapse of the mosque, located at Yusuf Street, off Ladipo Rd, Papa Ajao, while prayer was ongoing.
The permanent secretary said that Search and rescue of the trapped victims continued under his supervision.
He listed emergency responders at the scene to include LASEMA Response Team, LRU, Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Ambulance Service ( LASAMBUS) LASG Fire and Rescue Service, and the Nigeria police Force (NPF).
