The Lagos State Government on Friday said families of victims of the Ikoyi collapsed building can now go to the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba to identify the corpses recovered from the rubble.
Gbenga Omotoso, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, announced this while briefing journalists at the scene of the incident on Friday.
A total of 38 bodies are said to have been recovered so far from the collapsed building, which caved in on Monday.
However, an autopsy would be carried out on the corpses before they will be released to the families, the state government announced.
Omotoso also stated that family members of victims had submitted 32 names of those still missing.
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 4pm to identify the bodies of their loved ones.
“For bodies that may be very difficult to identify, we are going to be conducting DNA tests for such bodies to be identified. There are rules for giving bodies to people.
“There are some of the bodies that are in a state that it would be unprofessional for the hospitals to allow people to look at them in that present state and for them to be released the way they are.
“That is why we have the little delay that we are having. But if you go to IDH, Yaba from 4pm, you should be able to see some of the bodies and be able to identify who you wasnt to identify.
“On Thursday, Mr. Governor, said one of the patients at the General Hospital was taken to LASUTH for a test and all that however, the patient has been brought back to the hospital and he is said to be doing well. And all the patients who were there are doing well.”
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