IKOYI BUILDING: Sanwo-Olu declares three-day mourning, flags to fly at half-mast

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday declared three-day mourning in honour of victims of the Ikoyi building collapse.

At least 38 bodies have been pulled out from the rubble of the 21-storey building that came down at Gerard Road in the Ikoyi area of the state Monday afternoon.

The state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement titled: “Sanwo-Olu declares three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse,” in Alausa, Ikeja.

The statement read: “All flags are to be flown at half-mast in public and private buildings and official engagements cancelled during the mourning period.

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“The Lagos State Government, once again, commiserates with all those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate incident.

“Governor Sanwo-Olu has visited the site thrice to encourage the rescuers and console relations of those who are believed to have been trapped in the 21-storey building. He was today (Thursday) at the hospital to cheer up those injured before swearing in a six-man panel of inquiry to find out why the building went down and recommend measures to prevent such incidents. “

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