
SEVEN-STOREY UBA BRANCH SEALED IN LAGOS OVER STRUCTURAL FAILURE
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has sealed off a seven-floor structure on Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, said this was done in a bid to avert a possible collapse of the structure.
Oki in a statement on Sunday said the structure which houses Heirs Insurance and a United Bank of Africa (UBA) branch is exhibiting signs of structural failure as preliminary investigations revealed that some floor tiles on the fourth floor had popped off along the expansion joints of the building.
He said an on-the-spot assessment of the building further revealed that in an attempt to cover up the suspected structural defects of the building, the developer had already started renovation and remodelling works without carrying out proper tests to ascertain the cause of the defects.
Oki said the actions prompted the evacuation and seal-off order on the building pending further investigation.
He appreciated the whistleblower who called the attention of the state government to the condition of the building and urged all building owners and developers to “always do the right thing at the appropriate time by adhering strictly to the building codes of the state”.
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