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Ikoyi building collapse: Corpse of Osibona’s Friend, Bob-Oseni, Recovered; Death Toll Hits 40

 

The corpses of the Managing Director, Fourscore Heights Limited, Mr Femi Osibona, and his friend, a United States of America-based Nigerian businessman, Wale Bob-Oseni, have been recovered from the 21-storey building that collapsed on Gerrard Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.

It was learnt that their bodies were found on Thursday by responders during the recovery operation at the scene of the incident.

Bob-Oseni, a real-estate dealer, was on his way back to the US on Monday when he got a call from Osibona to check out the project. Both friends were subsequently trapped when the building collapsed.

The 21-storey building caved in on Monday around 2pm when Osibona, who owned the project, his clients and workers were on the site.

One of our reporters, who was at the scene on Thursday, learnt that no fewer than 40 corpses had so far been recovered from the site. However, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, around 1pm said 32 bodies had been recovered.

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