FALLOUT OF LAGOS BUILDING COLLAPSE:
I lost a twin son, doctors battling to save his twin sister in hospital — Bereaved mother
•A father cries: I have buried one dead child, the second missing, fate of the third uncertain in hospital
•Former school teacher speaks of warning signs of tragedy six months ago
•Being at work saved me and my family – Occupant of house
• Why we didn’t demolish building before tragic incident – State govt
By Bose Adelaja and Esther Onyegbula
Around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Adedayo Adedoyin waved her 6-year-old twin son and daughter off as they took the short walk to their school, a few meters away from their home in Lagos Island.
An hour later, she heard anguished screams outside. A nearby building had collapsed, and her children were inside it.
Adedoyin raced to the scene, where a small crowd had gathered and a search had begun for survivors among the rubble of the aging three-story building that had given way…
