Lagos Fire Death Toll Hits 10 As Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Others Mourn

The decease toll from the tragic occurrence incidental astatine Afriland Towers successful Lagos has risen to 10, with six further fatalities reported from United Capital Plc, bringing the full fig of lives mislaid to 10.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) had earlier confirmed the decease of 4 employees successful the inferno.

This is arsenic President Bola Tinubu commiserated with the families of victims, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the United Bank of Africa (UBA) Plc implicit Tuesday’s occurrence outbreak astatine Afriland Building connected Broad Street, Lagos Island.

President Tinubu, successful a connection by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, extended his condolences to the absorption and unit of Afriland Properties Limited, the FIRS, and UBA, peculiarly those who mislaid loved ones successful the inferno and the injured who are presently receiving aesculapian attention.

The President commended the exigency responders, including the Federal Fire Service, archetypal aiders, aesculapian personnel, and nationalist members, for speedy involution and noted their heavy consciousness of work during evacuation.

President Tinubu advised much caution, training, and alertness to avert specified emergencies successful the aboriginal and prayed that God Almighty would person the souls of the departed and assistance speedy betterment to the injured.

Meanwhile, United Capital, successful a statement, said, “ It is with profound grief that the Management and Staff of United Capital Plc denote the passing of six of our beloved colleagues pursuing the tragic occurrence astatine Afriland Towers connected September 16, 2025.

“Our departed colleagues were an integral portion of our institution and family. Their achy nonaccomplishment leaves an immeasurable void.

“We widen our deepest and heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and loved ones. We proceed to clasp them successful our thoughts and prayers and supply each the enactment we tin during this astir hard time.”

It added, “We are preparing for an due memorial work to honour their lives and people their passing with dignity and solemnity.

“We convey the exigency services and each those who responded for their valiant assistance astatine the clip of the incident.”

United Capital stated that “in this infinitesimal of untold grief, we basal unneurotic successful solidarity, drafting spot from 1 different arsenic we navigate this period.”

Recall a connection by the Special Adviser connected Media to the FIRS chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, confirmed the decease of 4 employees successful the occurrence incident.

FIRS said the deceased employees were moving astatine 1 of the 2 FIRS offices housed connected the sixth and seventh floors of the towers erstwhile the calamity struck.

According to the statement, it is with a dense bosom that FIRS announces the tragic nonaccomplishment of 4 of its unit members during the occurrence incidental astatine Afriland Towers successful Lagos connected Tuesday.

“FIRS is 1 of the tenants occupying the Towers, with our Medium Tax Audit and Onikan Emerging Tax Office housed connected the sixth and seventh floors.

“Our Security and Safety officials rapidly mobilised and contacted the occurrence work arsenic soon arsenic they were alerted. On getting to the scene, heavy acheronian fume was already billowing retired of the building.

“The Management and full unit are successful heavy daze and sorrow implicit the development. They connection their condolences to the grieving families and are successful interaction with the families of our departed colleagues whose committedness to excellence, dedication and professionalism were ne'er successful doubt. We volition supply each the indispensable enactment astatine this trying time.

“We are moving successful collaboration with each applicable agencies successful Lagos to get to the basal origin of the unfortunate incident. While this is happening, we volition reappraisal information measures crossed FIRS offices successful some rented and owned buildings nationwide.”

Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa had, successful abstracted letters, expressed their condolences to household members, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) implicit the occurrence tragedies.

The origin of the occurrence is believed to person originated from the inverter country successful the basement of the building, which dispersed rapidly crossed aggregate floors, trapping occupants.