The Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command
for the collapse of a five-storeyed building under construction on
Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lagos State. The collapse was said to have killed no fewer than 35 persons.
It was learnt that 34-year-old Nyong was apprehended on Thursday.
One of the contractors handling the project, Odofin Taiwo, was arrested on Wednesday.
The building had crumbled around 3am on Tuesday with several workers trapped in the rubble.
It was reported that the state
government had sealed the building, which was originally designed to be a
three-storeyed structure.
“In a brazen act of defiance and
impunity, the owners of the building, Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate
Limited, the promoters of Lekki Gardens, criminally unsealed the
property and continued building beyond the approved floors until the
unfortunate incident of Tuesday which has led to loss of lives,” a
statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve
Ayorinde had read.
The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest.
She said, “The MD, Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, has been arrested. He is in custody and will soon be charged to court.”
