It was a few hours after we left the scene that the building came down, about 50 workers were in the building.” Suddenly, we saw the 21 skyscraper vibrating and before we knew it was happening, the building came down, with the owner trapped! It was God that saved some of us that were sent to go and work on the other building we would have been among those that died. She said: “My sister only came from Ibadan last month to work in order to raise money to buy a sewing machine.”Ī worker at the site who escaped death by the whiskers, said: “We were working in another building, while some of our colleagues were eating. The owner of the building, Osibona and some of his colleagues were said to be holding a meeting when the building caved in on them.Īn unidentified woman said that her cousin, who came to sell food for the workers at the site, was among those trapped. On Tuesday, families, friends and colleagues of trapped victims besieged the site, praying that their beloved ones should be rescued alive. Oki admitted that substandard materials were used in construction of that building, hence its collapse Eyewitnesses said that the building caved in when most workers were on lunch break.

The skyscraper collapsed on Monday about 2 p.m., trapping scores of workers, including the owner of the building, Osibona. His words: “In this particular instance, which has resulted in fatality and deaths, the officials of LASG responsible, especially the Lagos State Building Control Agency are culpable and should be prosecuted immediately, forthwith and without delay.” Babajide Sanwo-Olu.Ī Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kunle Uthman, disturbed by the incident, penned an open letter to Sanwo-Olu, suggesting that Oki should be prosecuted. Gbolahan Oki, the General Manager of the state’s Building Control Agency (LASBCA), has been placed on indefinite suspension by the governor of Lagos State, Mr.

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