Ikoyi Building Collapse: Lagos State Conducts DNA Tests For Identification Of Bodies.
The Lagos State Government reported on Tuesday that 29 families had provided DNA samples to help identify victims rescued from a collapsed 21-story building in the Ikoyi neighborhood of the state.
The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, stated in a statement on Monday that body identification was continuing at the IDH, Yaba, Lagos Mainland.
He explained that a committee to supervise the identification and release of the bodies had been set up by the State government, and it comprised of senior officials of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice.
”Twenty-nine families have come forward to submit samples for DNA to identify bodies that they wish to claim.
”In cases where identification is clear and there are no arguments, the bodies will be released to the families as from this week.
”At the site, the operation continues. It will go on until the site is cleared and no body is left in the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey edifice,” he said.
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Meanwhile, as at Monday, the death toll had risen to 43. The 15 injured persons who were rescued are receiving treatment at the Police Hospital in Falomo.
