Sanwo-Olu Releases Names Of More Survivors Has 42 bodies Are Recovered 

According to Sanwo-Olu, survivors in hospitals have received financial assistance to help them settle and cope with the issues of feeding following the incident.

By Omotayo Olutekunbi

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has published the names of additional survivors as the rescue effort at the site of the fallen Ikoyi skyscraper continues.

On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the governor provided an update on the search and rescue effort at the area, stating that six more individuals were removed alive from the collapsed structure and are presently being treated at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Ikoyi.

According to Sanwo-Olu, 15 persons have been rescued alive, while 42 bodies have been found from the wreckage.

“There are additional six people that we’ve also been able to identify and who were on site when the building collapsed. They were taken to the Police Hospital in Falomo for treatment and some of them have been discharged. We have taken the full records of survivors in the incident. And this gives a total of 15 people rescued alive. We have a total of 42 bodies that have been recovered,” he said.

Glory Samsom, Ndajor Ahmed, Yunusa Abubaka, Ajiboye Habib, Jeremiah Samson, and one guy identified as Emem were among the survivors, according to the governor.

He stated that survivors in hospitals have received financial assistance to assist them in settling and dealing with the issues of feeding following the incident.

The governor also stated that body identification by relatives had begun, and that DNA testing was being performed on some of the victims that were difficult to identify by their families.