By Desire Emmanuel
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Saturday said three bodies had so far, been recovered from rubble of the Great Nigeria Insurance building in Lagos gutted by fire on December 24.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunboron, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
He said that the bodies recovered were that of an adult female extricated from the collapsed structure and handed over to her husband; and a decapitated adult male with severed limbs.
According to him, also recovered was another adult male whose body was recovered intact.
LASEMA said that a total of eight male victims with varying degrees of injuries including a fireman were taken to the hospital for treatment.
The agency added that three males and two females, who sustained minor injuries, received first aid at the scene and were later discharged.
He said that search and rescue efforts by LASEMA’s Response Teams, NEMA, Red Cross and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were ongoing.
