The death toll in the collapsed three-storey building in Lagos has increased to 10 after two more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Monday.
The emergency responders had previously pulled out eight victims, including a woman and her child, from the debris of the collapsed building.
The three-storey building located in Ibadan Street, off Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, collapsed at 10:56 pm on Sunday.
The Zonal Coordinator, South-West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the latest development to journalists on Monday evening.
He said: “Two additional bodies including a four-year-old boy and a female youth corps member recovered, making 10 deaths.
“The number of rescued occupants remains 23, while six males and four females have so far been recovered dead.”