Home News Update: Death Toll In Collapsed Yaba Building Rises To 5 News Update: Death Toll In Collapsed Yaba Building Rises To 5 By Staff - February 14, 2022 17 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Spread the love The death toll of the Yaba building which collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos has increased to five. The bodies of the deceased persons were recovered from the rubble of the building which collapsed on Saturday, Feb. 12. One of the lifeless bodies recovered on Sunday, Feb. 13, was that of a student on industrial training, raising the death toll to five. As of Saturday night, three people had been confirmed dead. Two people were rescued alive, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Public Relations Officer, Okunbor Nosa said. The building on Akanbi Crescent, close to the University of Lagos, Yaba, was under construction when it collapsed on Saturday. First responders from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency arrived at the scene to begin rescue operations. According to the PRO, the recovered persons from the rubble were two adult males while the “five dead persons were also males”. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR ‘Side chicks should take care of him too’ – How Julius Agwu’s wife allegedly abandoned him on sick bed and moved on with another... Diego Maradona’s daughter insists the Argentina jersey set to sell at auction for £4m is not the one he wore for the ‘Hand of... VIDEO| “A king” Actor Junior Pope’s son is hailed as he speaks Igbo while breaking bitter kola at a school function LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Recaptcha - Advertisement -Don't Miss If we released Patrick Sawyer’s identity over Ebola, why are we giving the Italian... Staff - March 8, 2020 VIDEO| ‘They’ want to make sure ‘black’ people are infected with COVID-19 – Asylum... Staff - April 30, 2020 ”Together is a wonderful place to be”- BBNaija star, Vee, captions photo of she... Staff - April 4, 2021 Grammy Award-winning singer, Grey DeLisle reveals how she mistakenly confessed to her husband that... Staff - March 27, 2021 Allow Igbos to have Biafra so peace can reign – Northern Coalition tells Buhari Staff - June 3, 2021