A
total of 20 people have been confirmed killed following the collapse of a three-storey building
at the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island on Wednesday, according to the Lagos
State Government.
This was
disclosed in a statement by the Director Public Affairs of the Lagos State
Ministry of Health, Adeola Salako, on Friday.
The
statement quotes the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, as saying
that 20 victims were brought in dead to the Lagos Island General Hospital,
while 45 survivors were being managed at the Lagos Island General Hospital,
Massey Street Children Hospital, Onikan Health Centre, Gbagada General
Hospital, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, and the National Orthopedic
Hospital, Igbobi, as well as the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
“Out of the
45 survivors known to the state government, as at this morning, 14 (10 children
and 4 adults) are still receiving medical attention at Lagos Island General
Hospital. According to the Medical Director of Lagos Island General Hospital,
Dr Ismail Gani-Kale, more survivors will still be discharged to their families
before the close of work today,” the statement read in part.
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