Five bodies have now been found from the collapsed building in Lagos State’s Yaba area, just as the property developer was arrested.

Some of the workers who worked at the construction site before it collapsed on Saturday were among those whose remains were discovered.

Two workers, on the other hand, were unharmed. Only one of the two was trapped in the building, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

The other, according to the report, is a kid who escaped by chance after complaining of hunger and being given money to go buy food.

Rescue operations on the building site ended but later resumed on Sunday after indications that some persons might still be trapped in the rubble.

Following the incident, the Lagos State Government said it has arrested the developer of the property.

In a statement on its official Twitter handle late Saturday, it said the developer was arrested for breaking the government seal on the property and violating the stop-work order”.

“The developer in charge of the site has since been arrested and handed over to the RRS Team, while rescue operation is ongoing,” it added.

Saturday’s incident is the latest in the rising cases of building collapse in Lagos State. In November, at least 40 persons were killed following the collapse of a high-rise in the Ikoyi area of the commercial city.

“This is an event that could be described clearly as a national disaster. Mistakes were made from all angles,” the Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said at that time, maintaining that such an event “really should not be happening in a modern-day city like Lagos”.

Experts blame loopholes in regulations and sharp practices by developers for the incessant collapse of buildings.