At least four persons have been killed in a building collapse in Isheri, Magodo area of Lagos on Saturday.
General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said the incident occurred around 8:00 am.
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Mr Oke-Osayintolu said emergency officials arrived at the scene early to prevent more deaths.
He added that some injured victims trapped in the rubble had been rescued and taken to a hospital.
Another building collapsed before midday in Ita Elewa, Ikorodu on Saturday.
LASEMA officials have attributed it to the heavy downpour.
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Officials also said that the collapsed building was made of mud bricks.
There is no recorded case of casualties.