The death toll from the collapse of a church guesthouse in Lagos has risen to 115, South African minister Jeff Radebe said on Monday, urging the heavily-criticised Nigerian government to investigate the “tragedy”.
Minister in the Presidency Radebe said 84 South Africans who were part of visiting church groups had died in the September 12 incident. He was speaking at an air force base north of Johannesburg where 25 South Africans who were injured returned for treatment.
Nigerian emergency services said the total death toll was 86, reports Reuters.
Incidentally when President Goodluck Jonathan visited the scene last week he insisted that there was no problem between Nigeria and South Africa over the tragic incident saying he had spoken to the South African President, Jacob Zuma to condole him over the incident.
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