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Bob-Oseni was on his way to the US – only branched at Ikoyi building site, met his death

Wale Bob-Oseni, a real estate dealer and executive director of the African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment, was on his way to the US.

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Wale Bob-Oseni, a real estate dealer and executive director of the African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment, was on his way to the US. Then he got a call from Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, to check out the ongoing development at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos state.

According to TheCable, Wale Bob-Oseni was billed to travel to the US on Monday.

On his way to the airport, he stopped by to see the 21-storey building being developed by his friend and associate. The building collapsed with Bob-Oseni and Osibona inside, and they are now presumed to have dead after 48 hours of rescue efforts.

Dele Momodu, a publisher, who was close to both of them, told TheCable in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

He both men were his “aburos” — an affectionate term for younger friends.

“Wale was on his way to the US… this is so tragic,” he said.

In a video that went viral some minutes after the collapse, a man believed to be Bob-Oseni’s driver was seen crying, saying he was to take his boss to the Lagos airport.

“He was heading to America. I want to go and drop him in the airport,” said the driver in tears.

As of Wednesday, there is no official figure of the number of persons who were in the building before the incident happened but over 50 persons are said to have been trapped according to reports.

The death toll of the incident had risen to 22, while nine persons have been rescued.

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