The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed one dead in a building collapse in the Ojodu-Berger area, Lagos State.
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It also confirmed that 12 persons had been rescued so far from the rubble of the three-storey building.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office confirmed said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
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Farinloye said the cause of the collapsed was yet to be ascertained.
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He said that search and rescue operation was still ongoing.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had reported earlier that the incident happened around 09.45 hrs.