Scores of construction workers were injured and two killed on 27 April when a two-storey building undergoing construction in NICON Town Estate, in the Lekki area of Lagos, partially collapsed.
The construction workers were mixing concrete at the site when part of the building cracked and collapsed, trapping many of them under the rubble.
The deceased were identified as Tasiu Tanko and Abdullahi Usman and the injured were taken to the hospital.
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), and other emergency responders rushed to the accident scene to rescue those trapped underneath the rubble.
According to eyewitness account, the collapsed building took all by surprise as it had previously not given any sign of wear and tear.
Already, the building has been cordoned off by LASEMA pending an on-the-spot assessment of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), who are expected to take some samples for tests.
Investigations conducted by the agency’s Emergency Respone Team (ERT) at scene of the incident revealed that the structure under the process of casting of the roof beam and parapet partially collapsed as mixed concrete, and the poker vibrator were seen at the site.
