Building collapses in Nigeria's Lagos State, killing nine

LAGOS - At least nine people were killed and many others injured on Thursday after a multi-storey building collapsed in Lagos , the state's commissioner for information said on Friday.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, known as LASEMA, led a multi-agency rescue operation, deploying heavy equipment to reach people trapped under rubble.

People were pulled from the debris and treated on site before being taken to nearby hospitals, authorities said.

In all about 27 people have been rescued with injuries of varying severity.

At the time of the collapse, the building was occupied by residents and office workers.

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu ordered structural checks on nearby buildings and urged compliance with safety regulations.

The incident has renewed concerns over frequent building collapses in Lagos, often linked to poor construction standards and weak enforcement.

-Reporting by Sanni Kazeem, Writing by Isaac Anyaogu; editing by Barbara Lewis/Reuters