The families of the victims of the building collapse in Ikoyi, Lagos State, have received condolences from Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
Femi Adesina, the President's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, issued a statement to this effect.
Recall that, On Monday, a 21-story building collapsed on Gerard Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, killing at least ten people, read here.
It's reads, "President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with families who have lost loved ones in the 21 storey building collapse in Lagos, while some are still trapped.
"President Buhari shares the sad moment with people and Government of Lagos State, urging authorities to step up efforts in rescue operations, while emergency institutions, including hospitals, should provide all the necessary support to safeguard lives of the rescued.
"The President prays for God’s intervention in the ongoing rescue operations.”
In the other news, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has directed the mobilisation of immediate emergency response towards rescue operations at the site of the 21-storey building which collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi Area of Lagos.
Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, expressed shock at the incident while also expressing sympathy for the people and government of Lagos State.
Nneka Ikem Anibeze, Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, revealed this in a statement on Monday, were she ordered a team from the Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency to assist with the rescue operations.
"This is tragic. I sympathise with the Lagos state government and families of people still trapped inside the rubble.
"We have mobilised immediate rescue operations through the NEMA Team from the Lagos Territorial Office to team up with the state SEMA.
"NEMA has also facilitated mobilisation of response involving heavy duty equipment for rescue operations and security for crowd control.
"We pray that through the rescue operatives still on ground at the site, many of those trapped will be rescued."
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