A coroner’s inquest has revealed that the 21-storey building on Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State, collapsed due to negligence by agencies responsible for approval and supervision of the building project.
The Coroner, Chief Magistrate O.A. Komolafe, made pronuncement on Tuesday.
Komolafe held that the building’s density and setback on the site showed gross violation of the Lagos State Building Regulations.
He said the project board which should have boldly shown the sensitive and important information, including the names and addresses of the professionals who carried out the project, was deliberately not provided.
According to him, this act shows that the approving and supervising agencies did not sanction the offender, suggesting that they were compromised.
He, therefore, adopted the recommendation contained in the Council for the Regulations of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Report on the matter.
