Four Siblings Killed As Building Collapses In Lagos

At least four members of the same family lost their lives yesterday at Magodo area of Lagos, when a bungalow collapsed.The incident was said to have occurred around 4:50am while the siblings were

sleeping in the three-bedroom bungalow.Spokesperson, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Michael Kehinde says a mudslide triggered by the early morning rain led to the
collapse of the building located at No. 50 Otun Araromi Street, Orisa, Magodo, behind Magodo Phase 1 at about 4.50 am today.He said the collapse buried the deceased children until their dead bodies were brought out by the state rescue operationIt was gathered that the father of the children, Godwin Odia, 50, from Edo State only escaped by the whisker as he was out of the house few minutes before the tragedy struck.The names of the siblings were giving as Isayo Odia, 23; Clinton Odia, 13; Da-silver Odia 15 and Endurance Odia, 10.“All the children are of Mr. Godwin Odia, 50 year old man from Edo State,” says Akindele, who is the General Manager, LASEMA.Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service, LASEMA’s emergency response team, Nigerian Police from Magodo Police Station and Isheri Police Station responded to the emergency.“The four dead bodies were recovered after digging through the sand. Another slide occurred six houses away from the incident site about 10.05am damaging another bungalow, but the occupants ran out immediately for safety,” Akindele revealed.He said arrangements were being madeon to release the deceaseds’ bodies to the Odia family or to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU, as at the time of filing this report.According to Akindele, the agency had been engaging in advocacy for people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to avert more disasters, just like the collapsed building which is located in a valley prone to flood.However, following the collapsed occasion by the mudslide, officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, have marked about 10 houses in the area for demolition in order to avert another disaster.