Four weeks after the collapse of a seven-story building in First Avenue, Banana Island, the Lagos state government has re-sealed 12 buildings and pulled down two illegal fences.
The operation was carried out by the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, and the State Task Force on Wednesday.
The Agencies carried out the exercise in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directives over buildings in Banana Island and its environs.
According to the General Manager of LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, who led the operation, he stated that the structures were sealed for various contraventions ranging from buildings without approval, failure to obtain authorisation to commence construction from LASBCA, and breaking the government seal, among others.
Oki stressed that the ongoing removal and sealing of those buildings in Banana Island and across the state, was geared towards compelling compliance to bring sanity to the property sector.
It will be recalled that the April building collapse in the Island left one person dead.
