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    32 and not 36 persons lost their lives in the Ikoyi collapsed building – Governor Sanwo-Olu

    Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says contrary to reports, 32 and not 36 deaths have been recorded from the Ikoyi building collapse.

    The governor gave the clarification while speaking to newsmen at the scene of the incident today November 4.

    ”Yesterday we opened a register for missing persons, people that have missing loved ones, that have people that they imagine must have been in this location on Monday.  As I speak here now, it’s only 19 names that have been provided. Some of them have pictures, some do not have pictures. 

    I heard on some news medium this morning that 37, 36, 38 bodies have  recovered. These are not confirmed information. As we stand here and we speak, we have recovered a total of 32 bodies and have ben transferred to the morgue”he said