A teenager, Faisa, has been killed by a mudslide in Lagos after days of incessant rain in the state.
The 16-year-old was killed in the Agidingbi, Ikeja area of Lagos State, less than two weeks after her wedding.
She and her husband, Muhammed, reportedly got married about 10 days ago in their village in Goza, Borno State, and had relocated to Lagos afterward.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was alone in the house when the incident happened.
The corpse was recovered by officials of the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, who responded to a distress call.Also present at the scene were officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rapid Response Squad and the Lagos State Building Control Agency.
