No fewer than 60 flats have been marked for demolition at the Jakande Low Cost Estate, Isolo, Lagos, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.
Sixty-eight-year-old widow, Adebisi Coker, lost her two daughters to a building collapse in the estate on November 21.
Immediately after the
collapse, occupants in similar weak structures were given a 48-hour quit
notice but they were still in the buildings when our correspondent
visited the estate on Saturday.
The letter of notice
sent to the occupants by the Enforcement Department, Oshodi/Isolo Zonal
Office of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, read, “A distressed
structure dangerous for human habitation.”
Ten blocks of six flats marked for demolition have been sealed off by the agency.
Some residents, who
spoke to our correspondent, said more buildings might be marked for
demolition after a structural evaluation by the agency billed for
Wednesday.
One of them, who
preferred to be anonymous, called on the government to relocate them,
adding that the government built the structures and should be liable for
the collapse.
The resident said, “The
buildings were built in 2001. However, 11 years after, they are too weak
and due for demolition. About 80 per cent of the buildings in Zone M34
of the estate have been marked.”
Efforts by our
correspondents to know when the buildings would be demolished from the
General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management, Dr. Femi
Oke-Osanyintolu, proved abortive as several calls to his mobile phone on
Saturday were unanswered.
He also did not respond to the text message sent to him by our correspondent.
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