May 4, 2022

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has averted a building collapse in a distressed, fully occupied building at Adedeji Adebayo Street, Cele Bus Stop, Abaranje in Ikotun LCDA of the State.

Speaking on the development, the General Manager of the Agency, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, said the agency took the action when residents of the area reported that the building, comprising of five flats and a warehouse, was on the verge of collapse, necessitating the immediate dispatch of officers to the site for an on-the-spot assessment.

Oki stated that officials of LASBCA discovered, on arrival at the scene, that the property owner was in the process of illegally converting the warehouse into a flat despite the plumbing and sewage defects noticed at the building site.