The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, responded to a distress alert received in the early hours of Saturday, April 19, 2025, regarding a building collapse on Ore Meta Street, Ojodu, Lagos State.Upon arrival, responders found a three-storey building with a busy restaurant on the ground floor had collapsed. The incident, which occurred at approximately 8:32 a.m., reportedly trapped several individuals under the debris. NEMA, in collaboration with other emergency response agencies and local volunteers, immediately launched a search and rescue operation using both light and heavy-duty equipment.Rescue efforts continued into the early hours of Sunday, April 20, 2025, resulting in the rescue of 15 individuals and the recovery of 5 bodies, bringing the total number of persons accounted for to 20. After a brief two-hour pause, operations resumed following reports that one person may still be missing.
