Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency have sealed a five storey building under construction which collapsed on 45, Ladipo Oluwo Street in GRA Apapa area of the state.
The latest building collapse in Lagos comes barely 72 hours after a seven story building collapsed in Bananna Island area of the state.
The collpase of the building in Apapa was due to thunder strike orchestrtated by heavy rains early today.
A Volunteer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp in Ajeromi Ifelodun LCDA, Asimiyu Tiamiyu who was among the early callers at the scene said no casualty was recorded in the incident.
According to him, all the workers at the site of the collapsed building had embarked on Sallah break, reason why no one was involved in the incident.
He noted that the state government must beam a search light on the recurring incident of collpase building which had claimed many lives and property worth billions of Naira destroyed.
Here is the official statement from PS LASEMA,Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu .
REPORT ON A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF A THREE FLOORS AT PLOT 5996 {NOS 43B} ALONG LADIPO OLUWOLE STREET, APAPA LGA.
This is a report of a partial collapse of a three floors structure at the above mentioned address.
2. The collapse of the frontal area of 2nd floor occurred early hour of this morning, 23rd April, 2023.
3. The property Has been served the CN, STW & Seal Up Notices accordingly.
OBSERVATION
I. This is an ongoing construction with Provisional Development Permit of a Two (2) floor structure.
II. No Authorization and building was not staged by LASBCA.
III. Construction is at third floor roof level with block work completed {additional floor as against the Two floors Approved}.
IV. There was no casualty recorded on site as the time of filing this report.
4. Action taken:
– The site is sealed and cordoned off.
5. Humbly submitted Sir.
Detailed report will be forwarded in file.
Arc. Adeniyi Adebiyi
Here is another Official Statement:
BUILDING COLLAPSE IN APAPA: DEVELOPERS BROKE GOVERNMENT SEAL TO CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION
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 has been no report of any casualty, while the site has been cordoned off and taken over by LASBCA
This particular incident, like similar others, reinforces governments repeated calls for responsible behaviour on the part of all stakeholders in the built environment.
Lagos State Government has immediately activated inquires into the collapse to unravel the minute details and guide appropriate actions.
Mukaila Sanusi
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
23rd April, 2023
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