Two persons have been confirmed dead after a two-storey building with a penthouse under construction collapsed on Oriwu Street in the Lekki area of Lagos yesterday, March 5.

Fourteen others have been rescued from the debris. The victims were all labourers working at the site. The cause of the collapse could not be immediately ascertained.

The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hudenyin, who confirmed the incident, said operatives of the command were immediately mobilised to the scene.

“ Two persons died. A total of fourteen persons have so far been rescued and taken to Lagos Island General Hospital for treatment. Operatives of the Command remain on ground to provide security for the ongoing rescue operation.”