Tragedy as 80-year-old trader dies in Lagos building collapse
By Eniola Daniel
17 November 2023 |
3:54 pm
It was a tragic scene yesterday when the body of an 80-year-old petty trader was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in the Oyingbo area of Lagos Mainland. The octogenarian was a sole casualty in the incident, which occurred at about 8:00a.m.
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