One of the masons (bricklayer) who narrowly escaped death while working on the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Mr. Innocent Amos Denavide has revealed exclusive details of how he escaped death when the building collapsed last Monday.
In a chat with the Tribune Online via LinkedIn, Mr. Innocent Amos Denavide who got the bricklaying job through O’Spaces Nigeria Limited, a construction company, said 22 other Mason’s who went to work on the building on that fateful Monday never made it alive out of the collapsed rubble.
According to Amos Denavide, “I was in the building before it collapsed. I and 22 of my guys were plastering the 12th floor due for completion on Wednesdays so that we can get our pay.
“Other guys were trapped in. We weren’t allowed to even see their faces when they were brought out
“I went downstairs to order for more plaster sand to be bagged and taken up using the hoist. The key to the hoist is still with me at the moment
“Going down the building to order for sand was what God used to bring me out. I was standing not far from the pillar when I heard the crack sound that prompted me to run.”
Asked about the details of some other Mason’s that followed him to the site for work, Mr. Amos Denavide said that, “First is Christian Dangija. He is the Mason that trained me. I don’t know how to communicate this to his family. He is the breadwinner that takes care of his mother and siblings. His wife is pregnant too. He is from Agonlin, Benin Republic
“I know Joseph too, though I don’t know his surname. We talked and had a plan on that Monday morning to be saving wages for Christmas and New year celebration
“Marcial is a good friend too. He is very young. Still an apprentice. Started learning work not long ago.”
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