Ikorodu (Lagos State): The BUILT environment professionals, under the aegis of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), have appealed to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to support victims of a building that collapsed at Awolowo Way, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The group appealed on Sunday in Ikorodu when they visited bereaved families who lost two children and an older man in the incident.
The two-storey building collapsed on May 27 at Awolowo Road, Ota-Ona community, Ikorodu.
The bodies of 16-year-old Maleek, his 13-year-old sister, Ameerah, and their 73-year-old uncle, known as Bolaji, were recovered from the rubble of the two-storey building.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Mr Kunle Awobodu, past president of the Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB), stated that all stakeholders in the profession are working together to curb the menace of building collapses in Lagos State and Nigeria in general.
Awobodu, who is also the pioneer president of BCPG, appealed to Sanwo-Olu to conduct a proper investigation into the collapsed building as well as support families who lost their loved ones in the incident.
“Our members have collaborated to ensure that building constructions are monitored from the foundation to avoid collapse.
“I urge the public to always follow due process before embarking on any construction to avert recurrence.
“We’re appealing to the state to please direct attention to the couples who lost two children and their loved ones,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of the families, Mr Olayinka Osinowo appealed to the governor to help alleviate the sufferings of the bereaved and release the site to the families, having lost both life and fortune to the incident.
Osinowo said the families are going through psychological trauma and depression.
“We are appealing to the governor to please help us.
“We have spent over N50 million on the property, and our grandmother’s tomb is there.
“We already lost three members of our family and our fortune in terms of money.”
