The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was present at the site of the collapsed building today, said family members would be allowed to confirm the body of their loved one after an autopsy has been done on them.
Speaking to pressmen today at the collapsed building site in Ikoyi, Lagos, the Governor confirms that autopsies are already being carried out on the bodies found. “Families should have access to their loved ones from tomorrow,” Sanwo-Olu said.
Sanwo-Olu Confirmed that the current death toll stands at 32, contrary to some reports flying around the media, and there are currently nine survivors from the collapse.
All survivors are receiving treatments at different medical centres in Lagos as the search is still on to recover more people from the rubble of the building.
The Governor reiterated that an investigation would be carried out, and all parties found guilty would be prosecuted as a six-man committee has been set up to look into the circumstance that led to the collapse.
Sanwo-Olu also said they are yet to find any company to whom the building was contracted as there is no office location, nor is there a project manager.
A heartbroken Abel Godwin who came down to Lagos from Abuja said his son is yet to be found and pleads with the Governor to give him access to the bodies found to identify his son and return to Abuja.
The Governor empathized with him and said he understood his plight, but he would not be given preferential treatment, and he would have access once the autopsy was over. He also promised that the State would handle the expenses of his stay in Lagos as he would be given comfortable accommodation till the search is done.
The 21 storey building, which was still under construction, collapsed on Monday 1st November while workers were still on duty and took many lives. Meanwhile, search is still ongoing to rescue possible survivors.