Revealed :Builders Of Collapsed 21 Storey Ikoyi Building Not Certified



A structural engineer, Muritala Olawale, has told a Coroner Inquest into the 21-storey Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos building collapse that the builders were not certified.

Olawale made the disclosure in Ikeja yesterday while testifying on the circumstances that led to the November 1 building collapse in which 46 people died, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

While being questioned by Mr A.S. Odugbemi, counsel for the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Olawale said that the builders on the construction site were not certified by the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON).

He also revealed that he was not registered with Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)


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