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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
In the aftermath of the devastating inferno that gutted Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercialized gathering connected Broad Street, Lagos Island, connected Tuesday, six further deaths were reportedly recorded connected Thursday, aft the archetypal 4 connected the fateful day.
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Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, had successful abstracted letters expressed their condolences to household members, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, United Bank for Africa, UBA implicit Afriland occurrence tragedies.
According to report, the latest six casualties were employees of United Capital Plc, a fiscal and concern services firm, situated connected the 3rd and 4th floors of the building.
Recall that the absorption and unit of FIRS, had earlier successful a connection connected Wednesday, by the Special Adviser connected Media to the FIRS chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, confirmed death of 4 unit members successful the occurrence incidental to include: Mrs. Ekelikhostse George (Assistant Director), Mr David Sunday-Jatto (Assistant Director), Mrs. Nkem Onyemelukwe (Senior Manager) and Mr Peter Ifaranmaye (Manager).
One of the deceased, Jatto, it was gathered was successful the bureau connected the fateful time to manus implicit officially to his successor aft been redeployed to different subdivision erstwhile the calamity claimed his life.
The raging occurrence it was gathered by exigency agencies, originated successful the inverter country located successful the basement of the gathering portion fume dispersed crossed aggregate floors and engulfed the structure, trapping occupants successful the process.
In the ensuing melee, occupants scampered into the safety, portion respective others escaped unhurt, four victims lost their lives connected the spot.
Deputy Controller General, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Olajide Ogabi, said “a total of 9 casualties were rescued, portion 5 individuals who were rushed to infirmary for treatment.
According to Adekanbi, the deceased unit were moving astatine 1 of the 2 FIRS offices housed connected the sixth and seventh floors of the towers erstwhile the calamity struck.
“It is with a dense bosom that FIRS announces the tragic nonaccomplishment of 4 of its unit members during the occurrence incidental astatine Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos, connected Tuesday.
“FIRS is 1 of the tenants occupying the Towers with our Medium Tax Audit and Onikan Emerging Tax Office housed connected the sixth and seventh floors.
“Our Security and Safety officials rapidly mobilized and contacted the occurrence work arsenic soon arsenic they were alerted. On getting to the scene, heavy acheronian fume was already billowing retired of the building.
“The Management and full unit are successful heavy daze and sorrow implicit the development. They connection their condolences to the grieving families and are successful interaction with the families of our departed colleagues whose committedness to excellence, dedication and professionalism were ne'er successful doubt. We volition supply each the indispensable enactment astatine this trying time.
“We are moving successful collaboration with each applicable agencies successful Lagos to get to the basal origin of the unfortunate incident. While this is going on, we volition beryllium reviewing information measures crossed FIRS offices successful some rented and owned buildings nationwide,” the connection reads.
However, connected Thursday, reports came successful from different affected steadfast management, confirming the nonaccomplishment of six members of unit to the tragic incident, raising the full decease toll to 10 truthful far.
Though, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, had earlier confirmed rescuing respective occupants aft the fire.
A connection by United Capital Plc connected Thursday, made disposable to the media work successful part; “It is with profound grief that the Management and Staff of United Capital Plc denote the passing of six of our beloved colleagues, pursuing the tragic occurrence astatine Afriland Towers connected Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
“Our departed colleagues were an integral portion of our institution and family. Their achy nonaccomplishment leaves an immeasurable void. We widen our deepest and heartfelt condolen...
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