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The Police in Lagos have arrested the contractor, who is handling the collapsed five storey building in Lekki. The Lagos State Police Spokesperson, SP Oladapo Badmus, who made the disclosure to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, did not disclose where he was arrested. SP Badum gave his name as Odofin Taiwo.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the death toll at the collapsed five storey building in Lekki, had risen to 30 as at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr Michael Akindele, told the Agency that as of 12.40 p.m. today, 13 other people had been rescued.
Correspondents of NAN who were at the scene report that the 28th dead person was brought out from the rubble at about 2 p.m., and the 30th minutes before 4 p.m. All the deceased have been taken to the nearby mortuary.
“The operation is still ongoing, and I want to commend all the security agencies that have ensured the protection of the rescue operatives."
NAN also reports that the Standard Organisation (SON) led by its Director, Inspectorate and Complaint, Mr Bede Obayi, inspected the collapsed building and others under construction in the area. Obayi ordered for the collection of the different building materials used for the collapsed building, including iron rods, blocks, sand, granites and sea water for laboratory analysis.
Mr. Obayi said: “The first thing in a house is the block, from the ones we have examined here, it has failed the test. The construction of this building is not up to 50 meters from the sea, showing that this land was reclaimed from the sea.“There are conditions for reclaiming a land from the sea and the kind of building materials to be used in such lands. We have to examine all the materials used for this building and see if they meet the condition,’’ he told NAN. You need to also see that the right professionals handled the building project. If you use the best materials without the right professionals handling the materials, things will still go wrong. You must be a registered professional engineer for you to handle this type of project. If you want to build, you must look for a professional. We are going to investigate all the structures and materials in this environment."
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the criminal prosecution should start with the managers of the Lekki Gardens project. This should be used to watch with caution the actions of many estate developers. Are there quality standards carried out by the authorities on their buildings? A word is enough for the wise
ReplyDeleteMy heart aches just reading this, i pray for quick recovery to the survivors and rip to those that passed away.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, please send all these wickedly unprofessional fools to jail for a very long time :(
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