LAGOS State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the removal of several buildings in the Banana Island area of the state.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, who revealed this in a Twitter post, said the governor gave the order while conducting an on-site evaluation of a seven-story building under construction that recently collapsed in the area.
He stated that some completed and uncompleted buildings in the area have been marked for removal.
Update: Some completed and uncompleted buildings are marked for removal in Banana Island today following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's instruction after the inspection tour. pic.twitter.com/uNa5gEXgcT
— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) April 22, 2023
The exclusive neighbourhood, home to some of the wealthiest Nigerians, witnessed the collapse of a building under construction on April 12.
The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development said no casualties were recorded during the incident.
However, the state’s Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotosho, said not less than 25 people were rescued from the rubbles of the collapsed building.
Lagos State has had at least 115 incidents of building collapse in the last decade.
In some cases, there were no fatalities, while in others, scores of people perished in the rubble.
In November 2021, the collapse of a 21-story building at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, led to the death of about 45 people.
Additionally, the collapse of a building at the Lekki Gardens in Ikoyi in 2016 claimed the lives of about 35 people.
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