Monday, 30 October 2017

Lagos kingdom high court sitting in Igbosere the day prior to this heard how the collapsed Lekki Gardens building

Lagos kingdom high court sitting in Igbosere the day prior to this heard how the collapsed Lekki Gardens building which claimed the lives of 30 human beings had no legitimate constructing permit
Lagos kingdom Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode  Divisional Police Officer at  Ilasan Police Station, Mrs. Onyinye Onwuanaegbu; Commissioner for bodily making plans and city development, Engr. Wasiu Anifowose and Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson all through the Governor’s inspection of the web page of the collapsed building in Lekki Gardens at Ikusenla street, Ikate Elegushi Lagos State, on Tuesday Revealing this, Maruis Agwu, prosecution witness within  ongoing trial of  dealing with Director of Lekki Gardens estate L.t.d Richard Nyong, informed the court-room  that 5 storey constructing of  bedroom flats, known as Horizon located at Elegushi that collapsed on 8/3/2016, had no building approval..
Agwu an Architect who become being led in proof through  Director of Public Prosecution D.P.P, Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, stated that "the preliminary plan of the constructing become three storey constructing", however that Nyong later told him of his aim to boom the building to 5 flooring due to the excessive call for of subscribers. Nyong is status trial along Lekki Gardens property restricted and Get rich funding restricted referred to as Horizon 1 Extension,  Mr Sola Olumofe; the firm’s contractor, Odofin Henry Taiwo; Omolabake Mortunde, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph, Lekki Gardens, and HC perception answer confined. They had been arraigned on a six depend fee bordering on failure to reap building approval for collapsed building and involuntary manslaughter, where in they pleaded not guilty. Agwu who become testifying before Justice Sybil Nwaka stated that once he determined the defect on the collapsed building which became brought to their be aware with the aid of one Madam Omolabake Mortunde, he drew the Lekki Gardens managing Director’s interest to it and he stated he was going to do something positive about it, but he by no means did. but, whilst being go examined with the aid of the counsel to the primary, sixth and 7th defendants Wole Olanipekun SAN, the witness admitted that he changed into not a registered architect, he additionally stated that he did no longer sign nor seal the layout of the collapsed constructing, however that the corporation did now not direct him to sign nor seal the design. whilst being cross examined he admitted to have been a sixth defendant among may also 24/6/2017 and  14/6/2017, after they were first added to court. The case changed into adjourned till 14/12/2017, for continuation of pass examination.

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