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Trouble as Lagos threatens to prosecute owner of collapsed building
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By Paul Dada
The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABSCA, Gbolahan Oki, says the owner of the two- storey building that collapsed in Mushin on Wednesday, will be prosecuted.
Oki accused the owner of the building located at 12, Cameron Street, Ewenla, Mushin of using substandard materials for construction. He said there had been an earlier stop-work order. But the owner violated it and broke the government seal on the building.
LABSCA’ s spokesperson, Olaoye Olusegun, said in a statement that Oki explained that “a preliminary investigation on the two-storey building with an illegal attachment which collapsed under construction thereby affecting a nearby bungalow indicated that substandard materials were used for the infrastructure.
“He disclosed that the owner of the building, however, decided to break the government seal in order to continue the illegal construction, stressing that appropriate action to be taken could include the demolition of other defective structures within the compound, prosecution and seizure of the property to redress the situation.
“The General Manager implored residents in the area to desist from erecting any building without requisite permits and stop acting against the law by removing government seal on defective buildings as such untoward act is illegal and capable of putting lives at risk,”
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , LASEMA, had on Wednesday, said it rescued seven victims who were trapped in the building.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said in a statement: “The LASEMA Response Team arrived at the scene of the incident and discovered that a newly constructed two-storey building had collapsed.
“Seven people, three females and four males, were rescued alive and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
“The agency’s search and rescue team have searched the rubble and can confirm that there is no victim underneath the collapsed building.
“The area has been cordoned off and operation is still ongoing,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
