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THE BODY OF OWNER OF THE COLLAPSED IKOYI BUILDING RETRIEVED

The body of Femi Osibona, the owner of collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos has been recovered yesterday.

The recovery of Osibona’s body brings to 33 the death toll and the controversy over whether he was trapped in the rubble or not.

Osibona, a businessman and Chief Executive of Fourscore Heights Limited, was 55.

Families have documented 19 names on the register of missing persons open at the site of the crisis by the Lagos State Government.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced a three-day mourning period beginning from today for the victims.

Flags at both public and private buildings are to fly at half-mast.

Also yesterday, the Governor inaugurated the panel of independent experts that will probe the incident.

During his visit to the site yesterday, the Governor put the figure of bodies recovered as 32.

Osibona’s body was recovered after the Governor spoke.

The body was last night identified by officials of Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.

So far, it has been established that more than 61 persons might have been trapped in the collapsed building.

 

 

 

 

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