Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong has been arrested by the Lagos State Police for the collapse of a five-storeyed building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lagos State, which killed no fewer than 35 persons.
Akonuche noted that 34-year-old Nyong was arrested on Thursday while one of the contractors handling the project, Odofin Taiwo, was arrested on Wednesday.
The building had crumbled around 3am on Tuesday with several workers trapped in the rubble.
Akonuche also investigated and found out that the Lagos state government had sealed the building last year due to defaulting to the originally designed to be a three-storeyed structure.
According to Mr. Steve Ayorinde, Commissioner for Information and Strategy in a statement, “In a brazen act of defiance and impunity, the owners of the building, Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, the promoters of Lekki Gardens, criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the approved floors until the unfortunate incident of Tuesday which has led to loss of lives,”
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest.
She said, “The MD, Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, has been arrested. He is in custody and will soon be charged to court.”
(culled from PUNCH)
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