Sad: 4 Siblings Killed In a Mud Slide In Lagos. More Details

Tragedy struck, yesterday, after mud detached from a hill at Isheri Magodo area of Ojodu Berger, Lagos, landed on two buildings, caving them inside the earth.

Four siblings were brought out of the debris of one of the collapsed buildings dead by rescue workers. But their mother reportedly escaped death by the whiskers.

The deceased siblings were identified as Sylva Odiah (23),Sayo Odiah ( 15) Clinton Odiah (11) and Endurance Odiah (8) .
Eye witnesses said the tragedy occurred occurred at about 6.45am during a down pour.

However, no casualty was recorded in the second building which had a single room apartment, as residents were said to have escaped unhurt.
The eye witnesses told Sunday Vanguard that a deafening sound, which shook the entire area, was heard. When curious residents went out to ascertain where the sound came from, it was discovered that the mudslide, near River Ogun, had fallen on the buildings located on Orisha Street, forcing them to cave in.

Rescue effort by residents was said to have immediately began.
The body of eight-year-old Endurance was the first to be recovered from the debris at about 7. 15 am. Their mother was reportedly rescued with brusies and rushed to hospital.

At about 8.40am, the body of Sylva was reportedly recovered, followed by that of Sayo, about 35 minutes later and Clinton’s around 10.15am.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and the police later joined residents to participate in the rescue operation.

When contacted, South West spokesman for NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said: “ All the four victims were recovered dead. Collapse was due to the heavy rain; a mud detached from the cleavage of a hill beside River Ogun and hit the three-bedroom flat. Unfortunately, the room where the dead were staying was the one hit by the mudslide.