Ikoyi Building Collapse: Lagos Declares Three Days Mourning

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Governor of Lagos State, South-West Nigeria, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared three days mourning over the Ikoyi Building collapse that has reportedly caused 32 deaths.

The high-rise building under construction by a Lagos-based real estate firm, Fourscore Homes, collapsed on Monday afternoon, with the owner Femi Osibona also killed in the accident.

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by Lagos State Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said all flags to fly at half-mast.

The statement read in part, “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse, which occurred on Monday. No fewer than 32 persons are believed to have died in the incident.

“All flags are to be flown at half-mast in public and private buildings and official engagements cancelled during the mourning period.

“The Lagos State Government, once again, commiserates with all those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate incident.

“Governor Sanwo-Olu has visited the site thrice to encourage the rescuers and console relations of those who are believed to have been trapped in the 21-storey building.

“He was today at the hospital to cheer up those injured before swearing in a six-man panel of Inquiry to find out why the building went down and recommend measures to prevent such incidents.