Update: 5 dead, 15 rescued in Lagos building collapse

Emergency responders have recovered five dead bodies and rescued 15 others alive at the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed at the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos.

Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the  National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the figures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

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Farinloye said the five recovered bodies included two adult males and three females, while those rescued alive included six adult females and nine adult males.

NAN reports that rescue operation is still ongoing. (NAN)