The Lagos State government has ordered the prosecution of
the developer of a three-storey building which collapsed in Onike area of the
State, on Saturday.
Recall that a three-storey building under construction had
collapsed on Saturday afternoon at No. 16, Akanbi Crescent, off Adesina Street,
Harvey, Yaba.
The incident claimed five persons, including an IT student,
simply identified as Damola,
A statement issued by the spokesman of the Lagos State
Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mukaila Sanusi, said the
Ministry’s Commissioner, Dr Idris Salako, gave the directive on Sunday evening.
Salako expressed regrets on the needless loss of lives and
property which he said was due to unlawful conduct and antics of defying
stop-work orders, as well as evading supervision.
He further stated that the State Building Control Agency
“had been mandated to liaise with the police so as to proceed to court and
press charges against the developer, who has been held for violating the
State’s physical planning laws.”
“It is hoped that his prosecution would send a strong
warning to all recalcitrant developers that it was mandatory to Build Right and
engage professionals in constructing buildings in Lagos State, as we will not
hesitate to bring to book whoever errs against the law,” he added.
Salako added that excavation on the site was still ongoing
and will continue until it is levelled to ground zero.
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