President Bola Tinubu has extended heartfelt condolences to the families of victims and to the management and staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, United Capital, and United Bank for Africa following Tuesday’s deadly fire outbreak at the Afriland Building on Broad Street, Lagos Island.
Seven people were reportedly confirmed dead following the fire outbreak at the Afriland Tower. The victims reportedly passed away in different hospitals across Lagos, where they had been taken after being rescued from the burning high-rise building.
Among those who lost their lives were four employees of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, which operates from the sixth and seventh floors of the tower.
In a statement signed on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Tinubu commiserated with Afriland Properties Limited, United Capital, FIRS and UBA over the loss of lives.
He extended sympathy to those injured, who are receiving medical attention.
The statement read, “President Tinubu extends his condolences to the management and staff of Afriland Properties Limited, the FIRS, UBA, and particularly those who lost loved ones in the inferno, and the injured who are currently receiving medical attention.
“The President commends the emergency responders, including the Federal Fire Service, first aiders, medical personnel, and members of the public, for their quick intervention and notes their deep sense of responsibility during the evacuation.
“President Tinubu advises more caution, training, and alertness to avert such emergencies in the future.
“The President prays that God Almighty will receive the souls of the departed and grant quick recovery to the injured.”
Media reports revealed that doctors are still working to save the lives of other victims who remain hospitalized after the fire outbreak.
Afriland inferno was one of two separate fire incidents that hit the Lagos Island Business District on Tuesday, leaving many more people injured and destroying goods valued at millions of naira.
