Reasons 13 Building Were Demolished In Ajao Estate – Lagos State Govt (video)

According to the Lagos State Government, 13 residential buildings along Rockview Street in Ajao Estate were demolished because they were built illegitimately next to gasoline pipes.

Before they were built, the homes near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport lacked building permits.

This was disclosed by Gbolahan Oki, general manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), at a news conference on Friday.

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According to Oki, several of the constructions were placed on aviation fuel pipelines and were situated close to airport restricted areas without the necessary licenses.

Oki, who described the situation as a disaster waiting to happen, expressed fear of a possible fire outbreak from the pipeline in future which he said could result in loss of lives and properties.

He said the builders also lacked the necessary documents as approvals for construction in that area.

According to the LASBCA boss, the buildings were illegally constructed out of clear disregard for the requirements of extant laws.

He said, “Nobody in his right thinking mind will go and buy a plot on a pipeline and build on the pipeline.”

He stated that due consultations and communications have been made with enough time off over eight years, 2016, given to the occupants of the affected buildings to evacuate the structures.

Oki lamented over the spate of building collapse in Lagos, blaming it on basically, “attitudinal problem.”

He described the buildings on the land as a “National risk” to the airport being “extremely close”, stressing that “no life of a Nigerian is worth being lost to the dangers that the siting of the buildings pose.”