Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has demolished more stressed buildings in Itire and Mushin axis.
This was made known in a statement by he agency where it noted that the buildings were demolished to avoid imminent collapse that would have resulted to the loss of several innocent lives and properties worth millions.
The statement also stated that the distressed buildings located at Abiodun Wright Street, Itire Road, and Gbadamosi Iginla Street in Mushin, were pulled down by officials of the agency as a proactive measures to save residents.
Speaking during the demolition of the distressed buildings, the General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, lamented the level of disregard for vacation notices issued by the agency on different occasions to occupants of the buildings and others in different parts of the state.
He said, “The administration of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu frowns at avoidable loss of lives and property of residents of the State. It is time for Lagosians to take their safety seriously and avoid putting blame on government at all times.”
The Director and Head of Inspectorate, Quality Control and Post-Construction Audit, Engr. Khadijah Olayemi Aremo-Ajibade, who spoke on behalf of the general manager, stated that the buildings pulled down by the agency had been served with all necessary notices without compliance by the occupants and owners of the structures.
While noting that over 10 distressed buildings had been demolished since the commencement of the exercise earlier in the year, the general manager noted that the exercise was aimed at averting further loss of lives, warning that all distressed buildings in any part of the state are disasters waiting to happen.
Arc. Oki assured Lagosians that the agency would relentlessly continue to pursue its vision and goal of ensuring that all buildings across the state are structurally fit for habitation and constitute no risk to other nearby structures.
He expressed hope that Lagosians would, henceforth, cultivate the habit of vacating distressed buildings even before they were marked by Lagos State Building Control Agency or any other relevant government agencies for demolition
