Sanwo-Olu Stops All Construction Work At Banana Island After Building Collapse

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has instructed that all building projects on Banana Island be put on hold pending an audit by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).

This is according to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso,

Omotosho says this is to give room for a comprehensive audit by the officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

On Wednesday, the seven-storey building under construction collapsed with a lot of persons trapped.

But Omotosho says twenty-five people were rescued from the site as at the time the statement was given on Thursday.

The commissioner adds that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency scanned the building with a high-precision 3-D Laser Imagery System for life and found no evidence of anyone trapped in the rubble.

He also says a roll call has been done by the site supervisors, with everyone accounted for and 16 persons, who had moderate injuries were admitted at General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island and Police Hospital Falomo for treatment and care.

Meanwhile , the Lagos State Government says it yet to ascertain the cause of the collapse.

Special Adviser on Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mobolaji Ogunlende said this when he visited the site of the building collapse.

He notes that investigations and relevant tests are being carried out.