A seven-storey building has collapsed in Banana Island in Lagos with several people trapped under the rubble.

The building was under construction with workers on the site when the incident happened on Wednesday.

In a statement issued by the Lagos government on its website, the victims of the collapsed building who sustained various degrees of injuries are said to be receiving immediate medical treatment, and no fatality was recorded at the time of the press statement.

The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins visited the site of the incident to assess the situation.