Over 20 unit owners in Horizon Premier-1 Estate in Lekki, Lagos have dragged the developer, Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, and the Managing Director of the company, Richard Nyong, to a Lagos High Court over the alleged distortion of the estate layout to build shops in the space originally meant for children playground, green area and recreation facilities.
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The defendants are being tried for alleged negligence and other charges, following the collapse of a six-storey building at Lekki on March 8 last year.
Tragedy had struck on March 10, 2016 when a six-storey building under construction by Lekki Gardens in Lekki area of the State collapsed and killed 34 people
Olumofe, the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and others are standing trial before Justice Sybil Nwaka over the building collapse which reportedly claimed 34 lives.
Tragedy had struck on March 10, 2016 when a six-storey building under construction by Lekki Gardens in Lekki area of the State collapsed and killed 34 people
The Lagos State Government had filed criminal charges against the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong, and five other contractors before Justice Sybil Nwaka over alleged negligence in the events leading to the building collapse which killed 34 persons
The defendants are facing six-count charge of failure to obtain building approval for the collapsed building and unlawful manslaughter contrary to Section 75 of the Urban and Regional Planning and Development Law of Lagos State