General Manager, LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, spoke in a statement by the agency’s Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Adu Adegoke.
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The agency categorically refuted the claims, saying it was necessary to set the record straight to prevent misinformation and undue public alarm.
However, the reported arrest of some of the staff could not be independently confirmed as at press time as LASBCA was yet to respond.
The buildings, which are located in various parts of Lagos, were found to be in violation of multiple safety and construction standards.
These buildings have been deemed unsafe due to their deteriorating condition and pose a significant risk of collapse, LABSCA said.
The notice, given through the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, will lapse on July 31st, 2024.
The accountability group on Sunday urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to investigate this for necessary action.
The LASBCA General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos Monday.
The government also demolished fences on new project sites encroaching on waterways and other parts of the estate.
Counsel for LASBCA, A.S. Odugbemi, said this while questioning Muritala Olawale, MD of Prowess Engineering Nigeria Limited.
This is against the statement credited to General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, that the owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, under construction in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors.
This was made known in a statement on Monday titled, ‘LASBCA takes enforcement to Sapata town,’ which revealed that the sealed buildings were not developed according to physical planning laws and building codes of the State.
A statement by Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, LASBCA spokesman, said the agreement was reached on Friday.
A statement on Friday by LASBCA spokesman, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, said the General Manager of the agency, Gbolahan Oki, supervised the demolition exercise.
This was contained in a statement on Thursday by LASBCA spokesman, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem.
The ultimatum is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs of the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem on Sunday in Lagos.
The fate of a three storey building in Lagos is hanging in the balance as the State Emergency Management Agency on Friday said structural integrity test would be conducted to decide whether to demolish it or not.
In a bid to stem recurrence of building collapse in the state, the Lagos State Building Control Agency says it has pulled down 30 out of 80 distressed buildings marked for demolition in Lagos Island.
The Lagos State Government has urged occupants of marked distressed buildings across the State to immediately vacate them pending the arrival of the demolition team of Lagos State Building Control Agency.
The LASBCA General Manager, Olalekan Shodeinde, gave the ultimatum on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.