Collapse Building in Lagos || Building collapse within the last 3 years In Lagos state Nigeria

Collapse Building in Lagos Building Collapse Within The Last 3years In Lagos State Nigeria 

Collapse Building in Lagos: The Last 10 year Lagos State has make a staggering, it have incident 115 of building collapse. This data was finding by the PUNCH, they have revelated.

This is according to information obtained from the Lagos State branch of the Building Collapse Prevention Guild.

According to documents obtained by our correspondent, 2021 and 2022 recorded the highest number of building collapses in the last decade, with 21 different cases each.

This was closely followed by 2019 and 2020, which recorded 19 and 16 different cases respectively.

The years, 2018 and 2020, saw the least number of building collapses during this period, recording a total of three incidents in the two years.

While several building collapses recorded zero deaths, others saw numerous deaths under the rubble, notably a 30-storey building located on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which collapsed on November 1, 2021.

A 22-storey skyscraper owned by FourScore Heights Limited collapsed, trapping over 50 persons including the firm's Managing Director, Femi Osibona; his friend, US-based Nigerian businessman, Wal Bob-Oseni; His personal assistant, Onyinye Enekwe, and clients. Around 50 people are reported to have died as a result of this incident. Nine people were rescued from the rubble alive, although some workers who had been working on the building before it collapsed could not be found under the rubble.

In terms of death toll, the Ikoyi building collapse was closely followed by the Lekki Garden building collapse, which took place on March 8, 2016, in which at least 35 people lost their lives.

Lekki Gardens Estate said five people died in the incident after the collapse, with the official death toll at 32,

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, between January and July 2022, a total of 25 building collapses, six partial collapses and one imminent collapse were recorded in Lagos. 84 Lagosians have been killed in building collapses in the last two years. Some of the notable building collapses in the state this year include the Yaba building collapse that occurred on February 12, 2022.