Lagos State government said two more bodies were removed from the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey building under construction in Ikoyi.
This takes the number of dead persons to 45.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso said the number of families that have submitted samples to identify bodies of the victims at the IDH, Yaba, Lagos Mainland, has increased to 32 from 29.
In cases where identification is clear and there are no arguments, he said, the bodies will be released to the families.
“A committee to supervise the identification and release of the bodies has begun work. It comprises senior officials of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice,” he said.
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Omotoso, however, denied rumours that the other two high-rise buildings in the compound have been marked for demolition.
“Contrary to speculations, no directive has been given for the demolition of the two high-rise buildings standing at the site of the 21-storey collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The Panel of Inquiry instituted into the collapse of the building has continued to sit and an integrity test on the two buildings is yet to be conducted on the two buildings. It is, therefore, wrong to assert or speculate that the buildings will be demolished,” he said
According to him, the operation at the site of the collapsed building continues. Vehicular movement around the site, he said, has been smooth, following the reopening of the road.
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