Ikoyi Building Collapse: Family Of US-Bound Bob-Oseni Finally Speak On His Death

Family of the U.S. returnee, Wale Bob-Oseni, who was among victims of the Ikoyi collapsed building, has debunked reports that the deceased was a director or contractor employed by Fourscore Limited.

Trixx NG recall Bob-Oseni, a real estate dealer and Executive Director of the African Bureau for Legislative Empowerment, was said to be on his way to the airport to return to the United States when he received a call from his friend and associate, Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, to inspect his ongoing construction on Gerard Road, Ikoyi.

Unfortunately, the building collapsed, killing him and nearly other 50 people inside the building.

In a statement released by Oseni’s family, the wife, Adeola Oseni and brother Abass Oseni, described the deceased as a hardworking young and upwardly mobile Nigerian.

The family said, “On Thursday, November 4, 2021, our hope that our husband, brother, son, nephew, friend and the core of many networks of hardworking young and upwardly mobile Nigerians, Wale Bob Oseni, would be one of the survivors of the ill-fated crash was dashed.

“Since we identified his body, we have been struggling with the nightmarish reality of our irreparable loss, the chasm of his absence, and the multi-dimensional proportions of this transition from being to nothingness.

“It is not true that Wale Bob Oseni was a director or contractor in the Fourscore Properties construction transaction.

“The owner, Femi Osibona and Wale, were both alumni of Mayflower School, Ikenne where both of them bonded.

“It was this camaraderie that made Osibona invite him to see the dream project he was building.”

While 15 persons survived the crash, over 40 people have been confirmed dead while others are still missing.

Families are now claiming bodies of their relatives who were involved in the sad incident with the Lagos State Government carrying out a DNA test as a means of identification.