30 Out Of The 80 Distressed Buildings Have Been Demolished In Lagos Island – LASBCA

30 Out Of The 80 Distressed Buildings Have Been Demolished In Lagos Island – LASBCA

The Lagos State Building Control Agency has confirmed that it has
pulled down 30 out of the 80 distressed buildings marked for demolition
on Lagos Island.  

Olalekan Shodehinde, General Manager, LASBCA, said the demolition
would come in phases because some of the buildings were subject of
litigation. He said the demolished buildings were located at Elegbata
Street, Apongbon; Tokunbo Street, by Glover; Inabiri Street, Egatin
Street, Ojo Giwa and John Street, among others.    

Shodehinde said that the 80 buildings were marked for demolition
following the collapse of a three-storey building on March 13 at Ita
Faji area of Lagos Island in which 20 people were killed.

In his words, “the motive is to sanitize and rid Lagos of distressed
and dilapidated buildings in a bid to stem the era of building collapse
in the state. But presently, nothing is happening at the area and the
demolition is suspended waiting for the report of the investigation
committee”.

He said the agency was working to formalise the processes that would
facilitate official collaboration with professional bodies and
non-governmental organisations in the fight against building collapse.

“Before now, there exist some informal collaborations, but with the
current formalisation process which is still at the proposal stage, the
collaboration will become stronger and officially recognised too,” he
said.