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 21 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 NDLEA intercepts 1.5million Tramadol tablets going to Kebbi, Kano; seizes N1.4m, arms from suspected... Staff - January 16, 2022 Kidnappers abduct director with Sharia Court of Appeal in Kaduna, kill her son Staff - July 26, 2019 APC wins Oshiomhole’s polling unit as PDP scores zero vote Staff - September 19, 2020 DSS confirms Ganduje’s aide, Salihu Tanko-Yakassai is in its custody Staff - February 28, 2021 VIDEO | Mr Eazi and Temi Otedola fly to a private island to celebrate... Staff - March 20, 2021