Sixteen more bodies had been retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos, bringing the death toll to 35. Thirteen were rescued.
One of the survivors taken from the rubble died at the Lagos Island General Hospital; 18 bodies were pulled out before rescuers left the site.
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Southwest spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye, in a message said: “Operations concluded at 7.20pm with 34 dead and 13 rescued after reaching ground zero.
Investigation on the cause of the collapse has started by various federal and state agencies. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) boss, Michael Akindele disclosed that 95 per cent of the victims were foreigners.
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