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Owner Of Collapsed 21-Storey Ikoyi Building, Femi Osibona, Discovered Dead In Rubble

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The body of the Chief Executive Officer of Fourscore Homes Limited, Femi Osibona, has been recovered from the collapsed 22-storey building in Ikoyi.

Mr. Osibona, who is the owner of the 21-storey building and was said to be holding meetings with prospective investors, when thr building collapse.

But his body as well of corpse of others were discovered on Thursday, by emergency workers, trying to rescue anyone who might still be alive.

There have been concerns over the whereabouts of Osibona, Wale Bob-Oseni and his other friends.

Bob-Oseni, who was to catch a flight to the US, briefly made a detour to see the project at the invitation of the developer but did not walk out alive.

On Tuesday, Nifemi, the personal assistant to Osibona was found dead. Her body was recovered on Thursday.

While nine people were rescued, over 30 have been confirmed dead.

On Monday, the building located on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos collapsed with a yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons still trapped beneath the rubble.

Highbrow Living Magazine, had described the collapsed property, as comprising four-bedroom maisonettes, flats, duplex and penthouses, was 65 percent sold out

The price range for the apartment is also said to be between $1.2 million and $5 million.
The structure was said to be 80 per cent complete and was scheduled to be concluded in 2022.