PHOTOS: Man escapes death by jumping from the collapsed 21-storey building

A young man has cheated death after jumping off the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos State on Monday.

Newsflash Nigeria reports that at least 50 persons have been trapped after a 21-storey building located along Gerald Road, Ikoyi collapsed on Monday.

According to reports, the collapsed building is under construction, and many persons have been feared dead in the incident.

Rescue officials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) among others are currently on the ground to rescue the persons trapped.

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The Director-General, LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the emergency response plan was swiftly activated following the distress call.

Taking to the microblogging platform to share a photo of persons who survived the incident, a Twitter user identified as Enubee shared a photo of a man who he claimed jumped from the collapsed building into his compound.

According to Enubee, the man who’s yet to be identified had allegedly jumped from the collapsed building to their compound.

Meanwhile, the General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, says the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, under construction in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors.

Mr Oki told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone that the owner of the property has been arrested and would face the law because people have died in the disaster.

“He got approval for a 15-storey building and he exceeded his limit. I am on the ground here and the materials he used are so inferior and terrible.

“The materials he used, the reinforcement, are so terrible. He got approval for 15 floors but built 21.

“I think he has been locked down. He has been arrested before now,” he said.

The GM said four people were rescued and three people died, adding that rescue efforts were still ongoing.

“We are still here and have four machines working as at this moment,” he told NAN.

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