At least 17, yet to be identified bodies, were, Saturday, recovered from the rubbles of the collapsed six-storey building under construction in Synagogue of All Nations Church, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, while 123 victims were rescued.

Tragedy struck on Friday when the building, under construction at the Pastor T.B Joshua-led  Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed while labourers were working at the site.

The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the number of the dead and the injured, added that  survivors were  receiving treatment in government hospitals.

According to the LASEMA boss, the rescued victims, comprising of  men and women, including young ones, sustained severe injuries and lying critically ill in hospital.