The frequency of collapsed buildings in Lagos State has become a source of worry to stakeholders who noted that concerted efforts should be made to stem the tide.
Online sources note that a building collapse refers to the failure of a structure or component to retain its structural integrity. Though building collapse is witnessed across states in Nigeria, its regularity in Lagos State is worrisome. It’s Nigeria’s former capital.
Barely three months after the collapse of a 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos, which killed about 50 people, including the owner, Mr Femi Osibona, a three-storey building under construction in the Yaba area of the state caved in, killing five construction workers and a security guard.
After the Ikoyi incident, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria in its investigation submitted to the coroner’s inquest noted that the contractor hid “a lot of sensitive and important information.”