Some mobile policemen in a rage of madness have beaten,
brutalized and held hostage officials of the Lagos State Building Control
Agency, LASBCA, at Badore area of Ajah, Lekki, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
The policemen are attached to an ongoing building
construction site at Olumide Madariola Street, Sea Side Estate, Badore Ajah,
Lagos.
The LASBCA officials, who were at the site to ensure that
the ongoing construction conformed with the laid down standard were giving the
beating of their lives, after which they were held hostage amidst sporadic
shooting by the police.
Narrating their ordeal, LASBCA’s team leader stated that
they were acting on the directive of the General Manager of the Agency after
several reports of illegal and non-conforming construction were reported in the
axis.
According to the leader of the team (name withheld for
security reasons), who was visibly shaken by the ordeal, trouble started when
they noticed that work was ongoing on a construction site that had been
previously sealed by the Agency after they had visited several other properties
in the area.
They approached the workmen on site and asked for necessary
documents required by law for construction, but rather than produce the
documents, a couple of mobile policemen dressed in black tee shirts pounced on
them, forced them into the compound against their will and held them hostage
for several hours.
Reports from eyewitness also confirmed that one of the
policemen referred to as Joseph shot sporadically into the air making
passers-by scramble for safety; while the LASBCA officers were held hostage.
However, it took the intervention of a lawyer living in the
vicinity to rescue the officials who had their phones confiscated.
Speaking on the development, the Commissioner for Physical
Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said this act would not be
tolerated and would not deter officials of the Ministry and its Agencies from
carrying out their official assignments.
He reiterated that the zero tolerance on illegal
construction which had impacted negatively on planning in the state would
continue till full compliance was achieved.
The General Manager of LASBCA, Engr. Biola Kosegbe condemned
this dastardly act by the policemen.
She wondered why law enforcement officers who were charged
with protecting lives and properties of the people would resort to obstructing
and harassing innocent state officials who were fully kited and drove a branded
official vehicle to carry out their assignment.
She added that the Agency had made necessary reports to the
police authority and that both the owner/developer and the two police officers
would be prosecuted for infringing on the rights of the officials.
Kosegbe warned erring owners/developers to stop harassing
officers of the Agency who were only performing their lawful duties in making
sure that all buildings within the State were safe, secure and habitable.
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