JUST I ! 5-Storey Building Collapses in Apapa GRA, Lagos (photos)

A 5-storey building under construction at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa, Lagos state collapsed on Sunday, April 23.

This comes less than 24 hours after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu inspected and ordered the demolition of some buildings in Banana Island over defective structures.

It was gathered that the building caved in following a thunder strike during the early morning downpour in Lagos.

Meanwhile, men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and other emergency responders have raced to the scene to salvage the situation.

Director Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Magret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident said there was no causality recorded in the incident.

A volunteer with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asimiyu Tiamiyu who was among the early callers at the scene said no casualty was recorded in the incident.

According to him, all the workers at the site of the collapsed building had embarked on Sallah break, the reason why no one was involved in the incident.

He noted that the state government must beam a searchlight on the recurring incident of collapsed buildings which had claimed many lives and property worth billions of Naira destroyed.

Lagos residents are beginning to express concern about the frequent incidences of collapsed buildings.

Godwin Etakibuebu said: “Yet, another 5-storey building has collapsed in the Apapa GRA of Lagos, immediately after the 7- storey building at Banana Island. We know of these collapses because they are what we see. One wonders of how many things we don’t see that are collapsing in Lagos on minutely basis.”

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JUST I ! 5-Storey Building Collapses in Apapa GRA, Lagos