Ikoyi Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 38 … RCCG Pastor, Workers Still Missing

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The death toll in the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday on Gerrard Road, in Ikoyi, Lagos, has increased to 38.

The building crumbled around 2pm when workers were on the site.

Many people are still believed to be trapped in the rubble, including a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Ola Ogunfuwa and 22 of his workers.

The pastor, who is in charge of the Living Water Parish in Ibafo, Ogun State, was said to be working as a contractor on the project but has not been heard from or been identified among those rescued or brought out dead.

The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, today confirmed that 33 males and three females have been brought out dead from the rubble.

Farinloye added that nine people which included one female and eight males were rescued alive.