At least two persons are currently battling for life at a private hospital after a school-turned-residential building in the Ketu area of Lagos partially collapsed on Sunday.
The Agboye Estate building on Oduntan Street, Ketu, which housed over 500 rooms and hundreds of inhabitants, collapsed on Saturday afternoon after hours of rain fell throughout most of Lagos.
On Sunday afternoon, while occupants were still attempting to recover their things, the building collapsed once more, demolishing another structure within the compound before falling completely.
The development sent panic across the area, forcing hundreds of families and individuals residing in the building to vacate the premises.
During a visit to the affected building on Sunday evening, dozens of residents were seen moving their belongings in different directions as officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency cordoned off the premises.
The affected compound housing several defective buildings has been marked for demolition by Lagos officials.