Building collapse: Lagos marks17 distressed structures for demolition in Alaba Int. Market
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Lagos State Government has marked at least 17 buildings considered to be in advance state of distress for immediate demolition across Alaba International market, Ojo Local Government Area.
The affected buildings were listed through the State’s Building Control Agency, LASBCA, on Friday, June 16.
The General Manager, LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, disclosed this after officials of the agency marked the buildings for final demolition on Friday
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Giving vent to the action, the state government maintained that the marked buildings, would be demolished soon in order to avert their collapse on residents. Oki added that the exercise is in line with the government’s determination to curtail cases of collapsed buildings across the metropolis.
Indications emerged that the state government had earlier concluded plans to demolish the buildings before Monday, June 19.
Some of the shopping plazas marked for demolition by LASBCA include; G80 Alaba Rago Road, Good Season Shopping Complex, the building on 840 Ojo Igbede and the structure behind Oba Oseni plaza, among others.
According to Oki, the buildings were identified and marked for demolition several days after the state government identified locations of over 340 distressed buildings across the metropolis to be demolished in order to prevent loss of lives and property in the state.
There have been incidences of building collapse in Lagos lately. Late in April, a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Ladipo Oluwole Street, GRA, Apapa of the state. The collapse came shortly after the 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. Director Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident said there was no casualty. In some other incidences, there had been records of casualties.
