The spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency,NEMA, South-West, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, has confirmed that two children, Gbolahan and Olayinka Atolagbe, were killed when a fence of a building collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

Reporters gathered that the bodies of the two children were recovered after hours of being trapped in debris amidst rescue efforts by residents.

Access24 reports that the incident occurred during a downpour on Saturday on Alao Street, Isawo, in the Ikorodu Local Government Area.

The newsroom also reveals that Lagos State Government had alerted residents that the year 2023 in the state is expected to experience an above-normal annual rainfall amount predicted at 1936.2mm which will start in the first week of April, and cease in December.

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, disclosed this on Thursday 30th March, during the 2023 media briefing on Seasonal Climate Predictions, held at Alausa, Ikeja.

He said the 1936.2mm amount of rainfall predicted for 2023 was greater than the long-term average of 1721.48mm experienced in the state in the last 10 years.

Bello added that according to a prediction released by the Nigerian Metrological Services, the State is predicted to experience an average to slightly above average rainfall amount and an elongated season length.