Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu again on Wednesday visited the scene of the collapsed building to inspect and also speak with the families of victims.
Before the governor’s arrival, two more bodies were pulled out from the debris of the collapsed building, bringing the death toll to 22 people.
The 21-storey building still under construction located in Ikoyi crumbled on Monday with a large number of people trapped inside.
Rescuers said as at today, Wednesday 22 dead bodies have been recovered and so far nine people who survived have been rescued, but construction workers feared dozens of their colleagues were still trapped inside.
“We recovered two male bodies early this morning, bringing the toll to 22,” Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency Management Agency told AFP.
The number of survivors still stood at nine, he said, adding that search and rescue operations were still on.
“We won’t give up until we reach ground zero,” Farinloye said, adding that bigger equipment was brought in Tuesday evening for the operation.
He had earlier said rescue workers had been communicating with other survivors still trapped under the destroyed building.
Distraught relatives and friends of the victims have been besieging the scene since Monday, seeking information on their fate.
Two other smaller buildings in Lagos also collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rains in the densely populated city a day earlier, though no one was killed, he said.
Lagos state police said it is too early to determine why the Ikoyi building collapsed, but Lagos emergency management agency manager Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said infractions had been committed in its construction.
“We are going to get to the roots of the matter to prevent a recurrence,” he told AFP.
