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The Lagos State Government has sealed the building that partially collapsed at Nicon Town Estate on Admiralty Way in Lekki on Thursday.
TheNewsGuru.com had exclusively reported that two people were killed while one other person was severely injured in the incident.
Speaking to reporters after carrying out on-the-spot assessment of the incident, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Wasiu Anifowose, said the building would remain sealed until the completion of investigation by relevant government agencies, while the report of the investigation would be made public in due course.
He said officials of the Ministry immediately moved to site after being alerted of the incident, while the workers at the scene were evacuated.
He said, “Yesterday, I was in my office when I had a call that there was a partial building collapse in Lekki and I immediately mobilised my officers to site. They have given me their report and the onus is on me to ascertain the situation of things and that is why I am here.
“Based on our preliminary investigation, we discovered that it was the roof gutter of the building under construction that fell off the main house and a vibrator was also used.
“At the moment, the State Government has taken the necessary steps; we have evacuated all the people that worked on the building and the property has been sealed off. It will remain sealed until we conclude our investigation.”
He, however, faulted the owner of the building for failing to display the Project Board on site as required, but said the ongoing investigation would reveal the actual state of things.