How I Escaped Death In Lagos Three-Storey Building Collapse – Tenant

How I Escaped Death In Lagos Three-Storey Building Collapse – Tenant

A tenant at a collapsed three-storey building on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Engineer Adegoke Ogunbabi, has narrated his close shave with death, saying he was asleep when the building caved in.

The survivor, while speaking to journalists on Monday, said he firmly believed that help would come his way as the building crumbled.

Ogunbabi, who escaped unhurt, said he had been living in the building for 10 years, adding that his room was on the last floor.

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He said, “I was on my bed when the building collapsed. I normally do exercise because I had a spinal cord injury.

“God was my Saviour. I slept around 7pm. A neighbour called me but I didn’t pick up the call because I hate disturbance while sleeping. Someone else called me around 9.30pm. I was hearing some sound and noticed that the building was collapsing.