Emergency services in Lagos, Nigeria have called off the search for survivors in a building collapse that killed at least nine people. According to local media, residents of the area believe that more people are still trapped in the rubble.
"All those trapped have been evacuated and the rescue operation has ended," Kehinde Adebayo, spokesman for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) told AFP newswire.
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