The Lagos State Government has confirmed that 29 families have submitted samples for DNA test which is to be carried out to enable victims families identify bodies.
The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Monday, November 8, said that the identification of bodies is ongoing at the Mainland hospital, Yaba.
He further stated that a committee has been set up by the State Government to supervise the identification and release of the bodies and it is made up of senior officials of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice.
”Twenty-nine families have come forward to submit samples for DNA to identify bodies that they wish to claim.
Cases where identification is clear and there are no arguments, the bodies will be released to the families as from this week.
”At the site, the operation continues. It will go on until the site is cleared and no body is left in the rubble of the collapsed 21-storey edifice,” he said
He also mentioned that at the scene of the collapse, rescue operation will continue until the site is cleared and nobody is left in the rubble.
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