The Lagos State Government has arrested the developer of a collapsed building at No. 16 Akanbi Crescent, Onike, Yaba for breaking the government seal on the property and violating the stop-work order.

The PUNCH had earlier reported that three persons were confirmed dead and about four others including a security guard and construction workers were reportedly trapped under the ruins on Saturday after the building collapsed.

An official of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, who declined to give his name while speaking to journalists at the scene, said that the agency had on two occasions told the builders to stop work.

He said, “We had told them two times last year to stop work. I wonder why most Nigerians don’t listen to authority. Part of this building as we learnt then collapsed before and we told them to stop.”

But reacting on the collapsed building, the state’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, in a statement titled, ‘Onike Building Collapse: LASG Rescues Survivor, Arrests Developer’, confirmed the arrest.

Giving details on the tragedy, the commissioner said that the incident occurred around 3.30pm on Saturday, and that the building was under construction and at three floors, suspended slab before it collapsed.

Salako stated that preliminary findings indicated that the site had been sealed-off twice LABSCA in 2021 for non-compliance with Building Regulations after which the site was abandoned.

However, the developer later broke Government Seal, sneaked into the site and re-commenced construction without official authorisation.

“The Developer in charge of the site has since been arrested and handed over to the RRS Team, while rescue operation is ongoing,” the statement said.

Source: https://punchng.com/lagos-govt-arrests-developer-of-yaba-collapsed-building/

Medicine after death, as usual.

RIP to the dead

Make him criminally liable by charging him with manslaughter or something so close. It seems we need to teach professionals that they are not kids and needs to have a sense of consequence. People are dead now because of your blind pursuit of money

This is where corruption has gotten us. Builders like every other Nigerian cut conners and use substandard building materials in order to embezzle part of the money budgeted for the building. Even though doing that can lead to the collapse of the structure and loss if lives, it a risk they are willing to take. Such heartlessness.

Medicine after death.....

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Guy wae get no gf get peace of mind

1st for comment.
may thier soul rest in peace

See wetin too much government connections dey cause?

Now you have been abandoned.

You told them to stop but they didn't listen.

That was when they should have been arrested and not now that the unfortunate but avoidable incident has happened.

The arresters should also be arrested for negligence.

Again

Now is the time for the government to commence investigation into which government official gave him the assurance that "nothing dey happen, go and continue your work".

Until a scape goat is made out of the people in government who abuse their proximity to power in bending rules to favour cronies, there shall be no major headway.

Dude will rot in jail cos he is not connected


Tb Joshua escaped it

The Ikoyi dude also escaped it

I am certain dude is a nobody and will spend a good time in jail

I don't get it, you asked him to stop work, he didn't..

Why don't you arrest him then, why wait for the building to collapse before arresting?

You're all a bunch of irresponsible mofos

Omo. E be like na na bungalow come sure pass for Naija these days.
Or a storey building at the most.

Tajugu:
Usg

You can hack cryptocurrency and you're still spamming nairaland?

Fake hacker.

Lagos State Government as to be more proactive as regards this buildings and the agency in charge as to be more active and alive to it duties...we can't just be loosing people who go out to hustle just to feed there family.

ntyce:
I don't get it, you asked him to stop work, he didn't..

Why don't you arrest him then, why wait for the building to collapse before arresting?

You're all a bunch of irresponsible mofos

It's because they've been bribed na.
That's the only language most govt officials understand - bribe.

Mumu

Una no see am until now

The number of collapsed buildings in Lagos is now very alarming and embarrassing

Better . We should be held accountable to all our actions irrespective of the outcome .



Anyway, Agriculture is life.

safesurfer:
Omo. E be like na na bungalow come sure pass for Naija these days.
Or a storey building at the most.

Too much fake materials in the market thanks to China....

Hmm. Medicine after death.
Bunch of jokers

The arrested developer has no name, right? Lagos State Govt is not serious with these numerous collapses happening in the state

This one no know big people in power

I don't think the developer should be the one to be arrested but the planning personnel that told him twice to stop the work without taking any action towards that.

Another day another building collapse in Nigeria.

You know why.

They will not listen because most government workers have been bribed

Lagos State doesn't joke with such... I can bet it he would get prosecuted and jailed for good

So after shooting the site down what next ?

Just leave it and go or you bring it down

The agency is also responsible for the collapse

If you check am well, someone must have collected bribe at Alausa or Local Government Office. All these measures are just for the press and the public... LASG should stop allowing corruption thrive cos it seems to be the order of the day in most government agencies. This is always the result.