A two-story structure that was under construction has fallen in Ladipo Oluwole Street, Apapa area of Lagos State.
The Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, said in statement today: “The Lagos State Government Sunday said that a three-floor building under construction that partially collapsed on Ladipo Oluwole Street, Apapa ignored the stop work and seal up orders of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA and continued construction behind the scene.”
“The collapse incident, which was flagged on the Physical Planning incident management platform on Sunday evening, triggered immediate preliminary enquiries that showed that officers of the States Building Control Agency had issued a number of contravention notices, stop work and seal up orders which the developer ignored and carried on construction without any recourse, whatsoever, to the authorities.”
“There was no casualty reported in the incident, he added.
“Lagos State Government has immediately activated inquires into the collapse to unravel the minute details and guide appropriate actions,” the statement further read.
The incident that happened today is taking place roughly a week after a related incidence in Lagos State’s Banana Island area.
The event left one body recovered and several others injured.
Building collapse is common in some parts of Nigeria and experts have blamed the development on many factors including poor building materials, unprofessionalism, and a host of others.
