The owner of the collapsed 21-storey building, under construction in Ikoyi, was given approval to construct only 15 floors, the General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, Mr Gbolahan Oki, has revealed.
Oki made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.
He also revealed that the owner of the building had been arrested and would be prosecuted following the deaths recorded in the disaster.
“He got an approval for a 15-storey building and he exceeded his limit. I am on ground here and the materials he used are so inferior and terrible.
“The materials he used, the reinforcement, are so terrible. He got approval for 15 floors but built 21.
“I think he has been locked down. He has been arrested before now,” he said.
The GM said four people were rescued alive and three people died, adding that rescue efforts were still ongoing.
“We are still here and have four machines working as at this moment,” he said.
At least 50 people are reportedly trapped under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
The building, located at 20, Gerrard Road, collapsed at about 3 p.m. on Monday.
