Lagos State Government on Friday said bodies of victims pulled out of the Ikoyi building collapse are ready for identification by families.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who gave the update on Friday said the bodies would be ready for identification from 4 p.m. on Friday at the IDH, Yaba.
As for bodies that may have been too dismembered for identification, Omotoso said there would be DNA tests, adding that there are rules guiding release of bodies to families.
He was in the company with the Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins; and Physical Planning and Urban Development, Idris Salako.
Speaking on autopsy, Omotoso said, “The law says that whenever there is death as a result of such incidents like the collapsed building, an autopsy must be done before the body is released.”
The commissioner who also gave details of the number of rescued and deaths, also denied media reports that the recovery operations had stopped at the site.
He said, “So far now, we have recorded 38 dead bodies. And as you know, we have nine survivors. Some bodies are ready for identification. So, people can go to IDH, Yaba as from 4 p.m. to identify the bodies of their loved ones.”
