Lagos Building Collapse Update: Occupants of All Neighboring Buildings Ordered to Vacate their Premises within 48 Hours

By SaharaReporters, New York

The Lagos State Building Control Agency [LASBCA] has ordered all occupants of structures near the collapsed building at the Jakande Estate, Isolo in Lagos State to vacate their premises in 48 hours.

Most buildings within the vicinity have structural weaknesses and signs of imminent collapse.

Police officers who visited the site promised the residents that they would be temporarily rehabilitated, but where they are to be relocated had not been announced as of the time of filing this report.

kids died in the collapse and their mother was also seriously injured.  She is receiving treatment in a hospital.