The building, according to sources, collapsed around 1am
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According to Anifowoshe, the government is determined to curb building collapse in Lagos by adopting compulsory integrity test of building and construction materials in conjunction with the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory
In a press release issued on Wednesday and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, the Lagos State Government also announced that based on preliminary reports and investigation, it was discovered that the collapsed building was served contravention notice for exceeding the approved floors and thereafter sealed by the Lagos State Building Control Agency
Confirming the incidence, the Police Public Relations Officer for the police command in the state, Ebere Amarizu, said that the cause of the incidence was not yet known
The tribunal was constituted by the state government on May 20, following the spate of collapsed buildings in the state
Those trapped were yet to be rescued as at press time
NAN reports that there were no rescue facilities at the site at at about 4pm in spite of the presence of officials of the Nigeria Red Cross, the National Emergency Management Agency, the police and other rescue workers