VIDEO: Building collapse at Lekki Gardens. pic.twitter.com/hp5YksivLE— TheCable (@thecableng) March 8, 2016
The Management of Lekki Gardens has confirmed the unfortunate incident, Tuesday March 8th 2016 where a building collapsed at about 4a.m. in the morning, at one of its residential estate projects in Lekki. The building which was under construction was meant to house a number of apartment units.
Rescue work started immediately and so far 18 people have been reported dead and others injured. The exact cause of the incident is not known at this time. All of our incident response procedures have been initiated, our support services have been mobilized and relevant authorities have been advised. As regards the said building, investigations are being carried out to ascertain the cause of the collapse. In line with our usual safety standards, all sites are closed off by 6pm daily and it is mandatory that every worker leaves at that time.
The company is cooperating with the National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Government, Fire Service and Lagos State Police to speed up rescue efforts. Investigation is already underway to ascertain the identities of those affected as it is not company policy for site workers to take shelter in uncompleted buildings.
Lekki Gardens is a reputable residential property development company and has successfully completed and delivered over 6,000 units of houses across Lagos, Ogun, Rivers State and the Federal Capital territory, Abuja in the past 4 years and most of them already occupied. The Management and staff of Lekki Gardens sincerely sympathize with the families of those who lost their lives. The company will do all in its power to ensure that those injured are fully supported.
Signed Management, Lekki Gardens
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Integrity checks should be carried out on all their sites ans structures. Govt agencies in charge of standard should be above board and ensure that sub standard materials are not used in building construction. Most of the mass housing projects I have seen in Nigeria are shams and day light robbery of subscribers. May the Lord rest the soul of the dead victims, heal the wounded and console the survivors and their relations in Jesus name
ReplyDeleteI simply see the case as one of total negligence
ReplyDeleteAll parties responsible for this must be sent to jail for a very long time. Regardless of the story, the truth is that it sounds like the builders and contractors cut corners. A newly constructed building in process should not just collapse!
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