Tag: Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu

  • Three confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse as survivors recount ordeal

    Three confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse as survivors recount ordeal

    Three persons have been confirmed dead while nine others were rescued alive, underneath the rubbles of two buildings which collapsed Saturday in Freeman Street, at Lagos Island area of Lagos State. SGTV had earlier reported that the building collapse left one person dead while rescue operation was ongoing. The two buildings involved are a three-story…

  • Lagos building collapse leaves one dead, 6 rescued

    Lagos building collapse leaves one dead, 6 rescued

    A child lost his life on Saturday when a three-storey building collapsed at Freeman Street, in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. While search and rescue operation is still being conducted by emergency responders, six victims were said to have been rescued alive from the rubble of the collapsed building. THE PUNCH gathered that…

  • Remains of 19-year-old girl swept away by flood recovered, buried

    Remains of 19-year-old girl swept away by flood recovered, buried

    The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has said the remains of 19-year-old Aishat, who was swept away by flood on Monday, have been recovered from the Onilegogoro canal in the Surulere area of the state. Flood had swept away the teenager after she fell into the canal beside the Surulere Plaza while…