The Lagos High Court, Ikeja, heard on Wednesday that the five-
storey building that collapsed in Lekki Gardens on March 2016 was
approved as a three- storey building.
At least 35 people were killed in the incident.
A prosecution witness, Maruis Agwu, disclosed this during cross
examination by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), counsel to the first,
sixth and seventh defendants.
The Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Richard
Nyong, is the first defendant in the case.
He is standing trial alongside Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Get
Rich Investment Limited, also known as Horizon 1 Extension, House
H15, Mr. Sola Olumofe; the firm’s contractor, Odofin Henry Taiwo,
Omolabake Motunde, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph and HC Insight
Solution Limited.
They were arraigned on a six- count charge of failure to obtain
building approval for the collapsed building and involuntary
manslaughter.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Agwu denied giving out the construction work to one Lanre Kuyebi
who he said is not an engineer.
The witness told the court that he is an architect adding that
he designed the building and had nothing to do with the
construction of the structure.
“I don’t handle structures but only designs. I only handled
activities which was limited to the design of the structure,” Agwu
stated.
The Lagos High Court, Ikeja, heard on Wednesday that the five-
storey building that collapsed in Lekki Gardens on March 2016 was
approved as a three- storey building.
At least 35 people were killed in the incident.
A prosecution witness, Maruis Agwu, disclosed this during cross
examination by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), counsel to the first,
sixth and seventh defendants.
The Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Richard
Nyong, is the first defendant in the case.
He is standing trial alongside Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Get
Rich Investment Limited, also known as Horizon 1 Extension, House
H15, Mr. Sola Olumofe; the firm’s contractor, Odofin Henry Taiwo,
Omolabake Motunde, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph and HC Insight
Solution Limited.
They were arraigned on a six- count charge of failure to obtain
building approval for the collapsed building and involuntary
manslaughter.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Agwu denied giving out the construction work to one Lanre Kuyebi
who he said is not an engineer.
The witness told the court that he is an architect adding that
he designed the building and had nothing to do with the
construction of the structure.
“I don’t handle structures but only designs. I only handled
activities which was limited to the design of the structure,” Agwu
stated.
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