Breaking: Another building collapses in Lagos, many trapped

A three-storey building under construction on Akanbistreet in Yaba area of Lagos state has reportedly collapsed on Saturday.

So far, only a 16-year-old boy and another adult male have come out of the rubble while there is an unconfirmed number still trapped in the collapsed building.

A resident of number 29, Lawani Street, a street off the scene of the incident said her car was affected last year, when a section of the building collapsed, however, construction continued despite the police being called in.

It wasn’t clear yet the actual number of casualties but many people working at the site are believed to have been trapped when the building calved.

Eyewitness said the Lagos state Emergency Management Agency Response Unit had been called to the scene.