Experts raise earthquake alert
Chika Ebuzor | 22:09 | 29.05.2015
He said the government and relevant authorities should put
preventive measures in place, so as not to be caught
napping.
Most people have believed that earthquakes cannot happen
in Nigeria. The recent report released by the Building
Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) says otherwise.
According to the President of Building Collapse Prevention
Guild (BCPG), Bldr. Kunle Awobodu, the country has
experienced several tremor incidents in 1933, 1939, 1964,
1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000 and 2009.
He said the government and relevant authorities should put
preventive measures in place, so as not to be caught
napping.
To buttress his point, he cited the geological report that
revealed a fault zone along Zungeru.
Calling on the incoming administration to act on the
geological report, he said “To be forewarned is to be
forearmed. The portentous signs are obvious. All efforts
must be geared towards saving the nation from enormous
calamity in the event of earthquake in future. Construction
of bungalows should be encouraged at places where
standard in higher structures could not be guaranteed.
Design and construction of earthquake resistant buildings
that possess adequate lateral load resisting systems
should be promoted. A reliable mechanism for construction
inspection should be instituted, if possible by outsourcing.
Developers should be made to employ adequate number of
qualified building professionals. Being proactive today is
cheaper and saves huge losses in the future. Let the
government invest in prevention by demolishing defective
buildings for regeneration and ensure quality control of
materials and labour force on sites, guided by prompt
implementation of the National Building Code.”
He also decried the use of unqualified builders to execute
construction jobs, stating that the influx of quacks in the
building profession, has assumed a worrisome trend. http://pulse.ng/real_estate/nigeria-experts-raise-earthquake-alert-id3810497.html

it will never happen in Nigeria. hit like if you believe with me!!

1984 earth tremors comes to mind with the greatest impact around Ijebu-Ode ...I hope the Government heeds

fitzk:
1984 earth tremors comes to mind with the greatest impact around Ijebu-Ode ...I hope the Government heeds

Could you describe what happened in that day? Don't recall every hearing about this. I was under the impression that Nigeria is situated in the middle of a tectonic plate as such we don't get to experience earthquakes. The closest we have ever gotten is that which happened in Cameroon deadly carbon monoxide lake that killed a lot of villagers

Sigh! Oh lord prevent us from such predictions. All is well