Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the owner of the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Femi Osibona, may have been on the site at the time of the incident and could be among those trapped beneath the rubble.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while briefing reporters when he visited the site on Wednesday, said, “As for the owner or the developer, it’s been said that he was also on site. That’s the information we have gathered.
“I do not know if his body or corpse has been recovered but it’s been said that he is on site.
“It’s also been alleged that the contractor is also the builder. But I cannot confirm that, and these are things that the panel will indeed investigate and confirm”.
Rescue operations so far have accounted for 30 people – nine alive and 21 dead, even as many continue to hope that their loved ones are rescued.
The building – a high-rise under construction by Fourscore Homes, a Lagos-based real estate firm and located along Gerrard Road – collapsed on Monday afternoon.
While it is yet to be clear the total number of people in the building at the time of the collapse, witnesses say dozens may have been trapped.