Four Confirmed Dead After Ikoyi ‘Stress Free Lifestyle’ Building Collapse 

November 2, 2021

Four people have been confirmed dead in the building collapse that took place Monday evening after a luxury residential highrise under construction in Ikoyi Lagos came crashing down.

Eye witnesses reports had claimed that more than 100 people were trapped in the rubble mostly construction workers albeit a body was retrieved and three survivors taken to hospital.

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Rescue workers who were working tirelessly into the wee hours of Tuesday morning used excavators to dig through rubble using generator-powered floodlights.

The collapsed building was part of three towers being built by private developer Fourscore Homes.

In a brochure for potential clients (before the building collapse) the company promises to offer “a stress-free lifestyle, complete with a hotel flair.”

There were heaps of rubble and twisted metal where the building once stood, as several workers looked on. One man was seen weeping unconsolably saying his relative was among those trapped.

The Lagos State government have confirmed that the building had 22 floors and investigations are ongoing to ascertain if nearby buildings are also affected by the collapse.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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