Death toll now 40 in Synagogue building collapse, NEMA says

"It's now 40 dead", NEME southwest coordinator Ibrahim Farinloye, told AFP by text message.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll in the Synagogue Church building collapse in the Ikotun area of Lagos has risen to 40.

A total of 124 people have been so far rescued alive from the rubble of the building said to be a guesthouse for foreign followers of the church. The building collapsed as construction work was going on to raise the 2-storey building to a five storey building.