The Lagos government says occupants of the three-storey building that collapsed in the Alakija area of the state had been asked to vacate the premises but returned after pretending to comply with the evacuation order.
Nine persons were confirmed dead, while 27 others were rescued from the rubble after the building collapsed on Thursday in the Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
Speaking during a visit to the scene on Friday, Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information and strategy in Lagos, said the structure had earlier been identified as distressed and marked for evacuation.
Omotoso visited the area on behalf of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos.
“As you can see, these buildings had been marked as distressed and people were asked to leave,” the commissioner said.
“Unfortunately, some residents returned after pretending to have moved out, leading to this tragic outcome.”
He said the state
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