BREAKING: One dead as building collapses in Lagos again

Lagos State has recorded three incidents of building collapse across the Yaba, Ebute-Metta and Okota areas, with 15 lives lost in recent months.

The PUNCH had reported that a 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi collapsed on November 1, 2021. About 50 persons perished in the building collapse.

Also, on May 1, 2022, a three-storey building collapsed in the Ebute Metta area of the state leaving at least 10 persons dead.
After the collapse, the Lagos State Government ordered the immediate stoppage of approval for structures above three floors in Ebute-Metta East and West.

“The soil and topography, the low water level and effects, as well as the inability of structures in this area to bear loads above three floors, were considered in arriving at this decision,” Salako said.

“The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has been directed to henceforth stop taking applications for approval above three floors in the area.

“To guarantee the safety of lives and property by ensuring that we put a halt to lives being cut short by incidents of building collapse, the government has been compelled to invoke the relevant sections of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law 2019, as amended, to address the crisis,” Lagos Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, had said in a statement on Wednesday, May 11.

80% of all building collapse on one state

Most buildings in Lagos are disaster waiting to happen. Owomida people always cutting corners. Onitsha builds skyscrapers but you hardly hear of building collapse there

80% of Lagos building structure is very poor hence why the rampant in building collapses

This need serious attention.

Eko o ni baje!

TheNiceGuy:
This need serious attention.

Eko o ni baje!

Shatap.

Puskas:
Most buildings in Lagos are disaster waiting to happen. Owomida people always cutting corners. Onitsha builds skyscrapers but you hardly hear of building collapse there

lol
skycrapper in onistha ?lliterate full alaigbo pass in nigeria after north, the mugu is calling storey buildings that has no toilet a skycrapper

One too many

Not again !




Looks like a particular part of Lagos is prone to these buildings collapse.


Does it happen in high brow areas too?

Becoming a re-occuring decimal....SMH


@wittywriter

Agwotulumbe, Babydihot, why are you angry

Puskas:
Shatap.

TheNiceGuy:
Agwotulumbe, Babydihot, why are you angry

meth is not good for you

I don't understand this report

I'm not Igbo, I'm Yoruba.

meth has nothing to do with me

Puskas:
meth is not good for you

Dangote !

TheNiceGuy:
I'm not Igbo, I'm Yoruba.

meth has nothing to do with me

You mean only the Igbos take meth? The English name is crystal meth. The joke is on you

the Collapsed 4 Floor Building is at 4 Alayaki Lane, Lagos Island on Saturday, 21st May, 2022.*
*Brief* :
The building was an Under Construction four floor (4) Building within the Alayaki Court. The building has been captured by the District Office and served with all Statutory Notices, Sealed at District and Central Enforcement Level. The Developer being recalcitrant in nature continues to work mostly at night and weekend. He built 3floors within 3months and the nature of
Inaccessible of the road has made rescuer operation slow with information getting us and Lagos state is on top of the situation

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TheNiceGuy:
This need serious attention.

Eko o ni baje!

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TheNiceGuy:
Agwotulumbe, Babydihot, why are you angry

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TheNiceGuy:
I'm not Igbo, I'm Yoruba.

meth has nothing to do with me

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Puskas:
Most buildings in Lagos are disaster waiting to happen. Owomida people always cutting corners. Onitsha builds skyscrapers but you hardly hear of building collapse there

Don't be a tribal dunce.

BTW, ubiquitous 3 to 4 storey buildings is what you call Skyscrapers? You must be a village man