The spokesman of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mukaila Sanusi, has disclosed that the Ministry’s Commissioner, Dr Idris Salako, has ordered the prosecution of the developer of a three-storey building which collapsed in Onike area of the State, on Saturday.
A three-storey building under construction had collapsed on Saturday afternoon at No. 16, Akanbi Crescent, off Adesina Street, Harvey, Yaba, claiming five lives, including an IT student, simply identified as Damola.
A statement issued by Sanusi, made it known that the Ministry’s Commissioner, Dr Idris Salako gave the directive on Sunday evening.
He stated that the State Building Control Agency “had been mandated to liaise with the police so as to proceed to court and press charges against the developer, who has been held for violating the State’s physical planning laws.”
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“It is hoped that his prosecution would send a strong warning to all recalcitrant developers that it was mandatory to Build Right and engage professionals in constructing buildings in Lagos State, as we will not hesitate to bring to book whoever errs against the law,”
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