The Managing Director, MD of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard
Nyong, has been arrested by the Lagos PoliceVanguard.
Nyong, 34, was said to have been apprehended on
Thursday. The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed
the arrest.
She said, “The MD, Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, has
been arrested. He is in custody and will soon be charged to court.”
Before the collapse of the building, the structure had been
sealed off by the state government, according to reports. However, the owners
of the building continued building until the collapse.
“In a brazen act of defiance and impunity, the owners of the
building, Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, the promoters of Lekki
Gardens, criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the
approved floors until the unfortunate incident of Tuesday which has led to loss
of lives,” a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr.
Steve Ayorinde had read.
The building had crumbled around 3am on Tuesday with several
workers trapped in the rubble.
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Wicked contractors and property developers who no regard for human life. They are more interested in money not the quality of building materials.
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