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UPDATES: Four dead, four rescued in Ikoyi collapsed building

NATIONAL EMERGENCY Management Agency says no fewer than four persons have so far been rescued while four others were brought out dead from the rubble at the 21-storey building that collapse on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator, NEMA, Lagos State Territorial District, disclosed this on Monday evening.
It was learnt that many were feared trapped as the 21- storey building under construction collapsed in Ikoyi.
At press time, NEMA, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other agencies were still on ground trying to rescue trapped workers.