Lagos seals buildings in Ikoyi, Lekki

The Lagos State Government has sealed off 10 buildings in Ikoyi and Lekki for allegedly violating the building control laws of the state.
Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency led by the General Manager, Abiola Kosegbe, stormed the areas at the weekend to effect the closure of the structures.

Five buildings under construction were sealed off at Osborne Foreshore, Phase II Estate in Ikoyi for not allegedly having building permits and other documents. Others were sealed off in Lekki for the same reasons.
Kosegbe said the state government would not spare any owners of unapproved structures.

She said the buildings contravened the urban and regional planning laws of the state and that the owners must get the right documents before they would be reopened.

Kosegbe warned that any worker found working on a building sealed off by the agency would be prosecuted.

The GM, however, appealed to the public, especially developers, to support the agency in achieving the policy thrust of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government.

Credit: Punch