…Marks eight others for demolition
Barely 24 hours after the collapse of an abandoned building at Oke-Arin area of Mushin on Wednesday, officials of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) on Thursday stormed the entire length and breadth of Mushin area to uncover more distressed structures for demolition.
During the monitoring and compliance exercise, occupants of a 3-floor highly distressed residential/commercial structure earlier marked for demolition at 22, Ojuwoye Street, Mushin area of the State were evacuated.
In the same vein, additional eight distressed buildings were also marked for demolition by the Agency apart from the evacuation of residents of 22, Ojuwoye Street, Mushin.
The buildings are located at 28, Ilupeju road, 30, Ajegunle Street, 30, shyllon street, 7, 11, 18 and 32, Idera Street, and 5, Shosanya Street, all in Odi Olowo, Mushin, Lagos.
Leading the officials of the agency during the exercise, the Director of Enforcement LASBCA, Mr. Olaopa Olusoji, said that the Monitoring and Compliance exercise was part of the Agency’s routine mandate aimed at nipping in the bud incessant building collapse in the State.
Olaopa further stated that the owner and residents of the evacuated structure have been served all statutory notices with verifiable evidences but were still waiting for the agency to enforce the notices and compel them to vacate the distressed structure.
” As you can hear from residents of this building, some of the occupants are also testifying to the notices earlier served but the fact that people continued to reside inside distressed structures calls for concern and questioning on the premium attached lives. ”
He explained that the evacuation of the residents was not an act of cruelty on the part LASBCA officials but a necessary step meant to ensure that citizens’ lives and properties are safeguarded especially during this rainy season when more buildings are prone to collapse.
He restated the readiness of the agency to continue to regularly inspect, check and audit buildings for fitness and safety purposes in order to reduce to zero level the incidences of building collapse in the State.
The Director also appealed to occupants of all distressed buildings and structures marked for demolition in different parts of the State to immediately vacate such buildings pending their demolition by the Agency.
Adetayo Akitoye Asagba
Head, Public Affairs (LASBCA)
14/7 /2022