Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared three days of mourning in honour of victims of the collapsed Ikoyi building.
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said no fewer than 32 persons are believed to have died in the incident as at 2.00pm on Thursday.
He said all flags are to be flown at half-mast in public and private buildings, adding that official engagements of the government remain cancelled during the mourning period.
The governor, according to Omotosho, said the mourning would begin on Friday and end on Sunday.
”The Lagos State Government, once again, commiserates with all those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate incident,” Omotosho quoted the governor as saying.
Sanwo-Olu had visited the site thrice to encourage the rescuers and console relations of those believed to have been trapped under debris of the ill-fated 21-storey building.