Lagos Govt Moves Against T.B Joshua Over Building Collapse
Lagos State Government aren’t too pleased with the collapse of
Synagogue Church of all nations building collapsing and causing the
death of over 70 people. The Government has moved against the popular Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun.
The structure, which was under construction, was initially a
two-storey building before the addition of four new floors which were
under construction.
As of Thursday, the death toll in the building collapse hit 80. Among the dead were 67 South Africans.
The Lagos State Building Control Agency has, therefore, marked the
main building of the church, asking for relevant documents to prove its
structural integrity.
The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Mrs.
Abimbola Animashaun-Odunayo, who confirmed that the building had been
marked by the agency in a phone interview with Saturday PUNCH,
said it had requested that the church provides some documents, adding
that a structural integrity test would be carried out on all the
buildings in the church complex.
She said, “X’ (the mark on the building) does not mean demolition; it
is for structural integrity test to be carried out on the building and
the church is expected to provide all the documents for approval and the
church has three months to do this.”
Asked if the building would be demolished in case the church failed
to meet the requirements within the time frame, Animashaun-Odunayo
declined to make further comments.
“Look, it is still under investigation; I can’t say more than that. I
don’t even know who I am talking with on the phone,” she said...Read more