One person died and five others were rescued from the rubble as a mosque collapsed in the Papa Ajao area of Mushin in Lagos on Sunday.
In a statement, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Femi Osanyintolu said the mosque, which is located on Yusuf Street, Off Ladipo Road, Papa Ajao, collapsed during prayers.
The rescue operation at the scene of the tragedy, saw operatives from the Lagos State Ambulance Service and Lagos State Fire Service.
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The incident adds to the long list of building collapses in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
Listed as part of the cause of building collapse in the state is the use of substandard materials, and incompetence among others according to industry experts.
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