One found dead at collapsed Banana Island Building

An unidentified young man’s dead body has been found in the collapsed building at First Avenue, Banana Island, Lagos.

Lagos State Commissioner for information Gbenga Omotosho confirmed this when the body was exhumed from the debris of the fallen building.

It will be recalled that the building which caved in on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 is said to be an illegal structure.

Nigerians who are worried about frequent collapse of buildings Particularly in Lagos State and are wondering how a building can start from foundation laying and construction of several units before it’s collapse could be said to be illegal structure.

Further queries are directed to the state government, building regulators and controllers on their supervisory efficiency and efficacy that they could not detect the structural defects of the building before it’s eventual collapse.