The Lagos State Government has demolished a two-storey building at number 18, Amusu Street, Baale bus-stop, Sari, Iganmu, which was an adjoining residential structure to a self-collapsed building.
A distressed two-storey building had already been marked for demolition at number 20 Amusu Street, Orile-Iganmu, on Monday. Fortunately, there were no casualties recorded in the incident, as the building had been evacuated by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA) two weeks prior due to its distressed state.
State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, assured that steps are being taken by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration to secure the lives and property of residents.
According to the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femí Oke-Osanyitolu, “The adjoining two-storey residential structure to the collapsed building, located at no. 18, Amusu Street, Baale Bus Stop, Sari, Iganmu, was served notices by LASBCA and red-marked as distressed on October 14, 2024.”
“Following the red marking, which declared the structure as ‘distressed,’ directives to ‘evacuate immediately’ were issued, after which quit and demolition notices were served and pasted on the affected structure by LASBCA. The quit and demolition notices served by LASBCA at no. 18, Amusu Street, were followed by the deconstruction of the affected structure, which commenced around 2152 hours on October 14, 2024, by LASEMA.”
“The aforementioned distressed building is being deconstructed to ground zero by the Agency’s heavy-duty excavator. LASEMA, Fire Service, LASBCA, and the Police were at the scene to ensure there was no secondary incident.”