The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has sealed off a seven-floor structure on Ajose Ogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to the General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, this was done in a bid to avert a possible collapse. Oki in a statement on Sunday said the structure which houses Heirs Insurance and UBA Bank is suspected to be exhibiting signs of structural failure as preliminary investigations revealed that some floor tiles on the fourth floor had popped off along the expansion joints of the building.
Suspected Structural Failure: Lagos Building Control Agency Seals Off 7-Floor Structure In Victoria IslandAccording to the General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, this was done in a bid to avert a possible collapse.
According to the General Manager of LASBCA, Arc. Gbolahan Owodunni Oki, this was done in a bid to avert a possible collapse. He said an on-the-spot assessment of the building further revealed that in an attempt to cover up the suspected structural defects of the building, the developer had already started renovation and remodelling works without carrying out proper tests to ascertain the cause of the defects.
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