Gerrard Road | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com ...conecting the community Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:29:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.10 http://www.insideojodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/favicon.ico Gerrard Road | InsideOjodu https://www.insideojodu.com 32 32 Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll rises to 21 from https://www.insideojodu.com/ikoyi-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-21-from/ https://www.insideojodu.com/ikoyi-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-21-from/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:29:50 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=27150 Two more bodies have been recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed building on…

The post Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll rises to 21 from first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> Two more bodies have been recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

The bodies were brought out in body bags around 11 am and put inside a van of the Ministry of Health.

This brings to 21 the number of casualties in the unfortunate incident.

The post Ikoyi building collapse: Death toll rises to 21 from first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> https://www.insideojodu.com/ikoyi-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-21-from/feed/ 0 Those responsible for the Ikoyi building collapse will be prosecuted -Sanwo-Olu https://www.insideojodu.com/those-responsible-for-the-ikoyi-building-collapse-will-be-prosecuted-sanwo-olu/ https://www.insideojodu.com/those-responsible-for-the-ikoyi-building-collapse-will-be-prosecuted-sanwo-olu/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:29:45 +0000 https://www.insideojodu.com/?p=27149 Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured that anyone indicted in the Ikoyi building collapse…

The post Those responsible for the Ikoyi building collapse will be prosecuted -Sanwo-Olu first appeared on InsideOjodu.]]> Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured that anyone indicted in the Ikoyi building collapse will be prosecuted and there will be no cover-up in the search for the truth.

Sanwo-Olu visited the site of the tragedy around 1:00 am this morning, November 3, and encouraged all federal and state agencies involved in rescue operations.

He visited the site on Gerrard Road, alongside Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu.

Sanwo-Olu said: “If anyone is found to be indicted, he/she will definitely face the law. We are already conducting an internal probe to find out what went wrong and punish those indicted. My sincere condolences go to the families who have lost loved ones. May the souls of the departed Rest In Peace”

The governor confirmed that a help desk has been set up at the site for people seeking information about their relations involved in the incident.

He affirmed the earlier announcement that a panel to investigate and make recommendations on how to prevent future occurrences will be set up.

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