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Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Biodun556(m): 6:52am On Feb 13, 2022
The Lagos State Building Control Agency on Friday told a coroner sitting in Ikeja that its officials were denied access to the site of the ill-fated 21-storey building under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which collapsed on November 1 last year.

LASBCA’s Assistant Director, Inspectorate of Quality Control, Mrs Oluseun Randle, told the coroner that the Managing Director of Fourscore Heights Ltd, the late Femi Osibona, who owned the ill-fated building, threatened to unleash vicious dogs on LASBCA officials who visited to inspect the project.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Randle told the coroner that she was the officer overseeing Eti-Osa, Victoria, Island, Surulere, Yaba, Lagos Mainland and Ikoyi, adding that one of LASBCA’s main mandates was to identify non-conforming buildings and mark them for removal.

While being cross-examined by counsel for Prowess Engineering Nigeria Ltd, Mr Ola Adeosun, Randle said, “An officer first visited on February 13, 2019. He peered through a small opening in the gate and observed piling equipment.

“He moved closer to observe the piling operation and to gain access to the premises. The security operatives manning the premises did not allow him entry.

“He was only asked to wait outside of the gate for the developer (Osibona). After some minutes, the developer came and the officer told him he wanted to serve a notice.

“He (Osibona) told him that he could not go in and if tried to forcefully gain entry, he would tell the security to release dogs.

“The monitoring officer served a Contravention Notice and Stop-Work Order dated February 13, 2019 on the structure. The notice and order is to be complied with within 48-hours.”


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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Biodun556(m): 6:53am On Feb 13, 2022
sad

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Baawaa(m): 7:03am On Feb 13, 2022
Since last year

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by walemoney007(m): 7:03am On Feb 13, 2022
What a stupid talk from a Government Official


I do not believe this woman, she needs to be fired for opening her mouth and saying this sort of talk.

She does not have the capability to do her job effectively.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by gboyetade: 7:06am On Feb 13, 2022
Very stupid talk.

walemoney007:
What a stupid talk from a Government Official


I do not believe this woman, she needs to be fired for opening her mouth and saying this sort of talk.

She does not have the capability to do her job effectively.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Macphenson: 7:17am On Feb 13, 2022
OKOOOO
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by mariovito(m): 7:25am On Feb 13, 2022
In my dialect, there's a saying that goes thus; Onye meke ihan, ome onwe. Loosely translates to "in an attempt to get at someone, you may end up doing yourself in.

Some laws are actually meant to protect us from ourselves.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by YeyeGbami: 7:27am On Feb 13, 2022
Osibona didn’t know he was digging his own grave. If you have nothing to hide why not allow them inspect the structure.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by donproject2(m): 7:28am On Feb 13, 2022
Let the dead rest...
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:28am On Feb 13, 2022
According to Olawale’s statement on oath to the inquest, the late Mr Femi osibona, Managing Director of Fourscore Heights Limited, had in November 2018 briefed his team that he wanted to build four-storey buildings of three blocks at Gerard Road, Ikoyi Lagos.

He noted that while working on the design, osibona reversed the brief to three blocks of 14-floors (ground plus 13 suspended floors).

Questioning the witness, George said “in paragraph 20 of your Witness Statement on Oath, you said and I quote “Construction works on the three blocks commenced simultaneously with piling works.

“On conclusion of the piling works, Pile Integrity Test (PIT) carried out on the piles showed failure in 23 of the piles installed and we recommended that the failed piles be replaced.’

“Mr Olawale, which of the blocks were you complaining about’’.

Responding Olawale answered, “my complaint was on Block B, the collapsed building.”

The witness said that in the course of replacing the failed piles, osibona requested that Block B be re-designed to 18 floors (ground plus 17 suspended floors) and his team received a reversed architectural drawing.

“When we redesigned the building to 18-floors I was told by osibona that he took the design to the government for approval but I did not see the approval.


What a sad incident.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by kiltoko1(m): 7:28am On Feb 13, 2022
Storyline
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by xcesspaschal(m): 7:28am On Feb 13, 2022
Ur officials threatened him with Tinubu.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by GemUnique(m): 7:30am On Feb 13, 2022
And they paid with lives undecided lipsrsealed

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Edoreborn: 7:30am On Feb 13, 2022
Hmm
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Mazi32: 7:30am On Feb 13, 2022
Chai itz well.
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by GemUnique(m): 7:31am On Feb 13, 2022
But how do we even believe this is true

Just allow the dead rest

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by inoki247: 7:31am On Feb 13, 2022
lol buh if na poor person wey tell u dat u will leave nd come bak with heavy security without even a court injunction....

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by julybaba(m): 7:31am On Feb 13, 2022
Hmm
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Danmboss(m): 7:31am On Feb 13, 2022
So na dogs cause the collapse abi?

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by endy69: 7:32am On Feb 13, 2022
Nigerians with excuses.
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by julybaba(m): 7:32am On Feb 13, 2022
julybaba:
That's a flimsy excuse. A mockery of the office you occupy.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by oluwaseyi0: 7:32am On Feb 13, 2022
This woman is probably saying half truth

Her people have probably come there over and over to fleece the man of money and not necessarily to insist on what to be done

The man get angry over the many money without record/receipts he has been paying and how they want to turn him to their personal ATM hence he treaten to unleash dogs on them

YeyeGbami:


If you’re doing that kind of project and you’re doing the right thing i doubt if anyone can force you to give them money.

Then I doubt you've handle or been part of a building project in Lagos

The thanks for coming that this people expect from you will be more than what you have to pay to the government, if you don't pay/bribe them handsomely they will give you bad review, seal the building and continuing giving you bad review until 'you do normal'

It doesn't matter what else you've done right, the first right thing according to them is greasing their palm

And it's not just one group, different team from different department/agency will keep showing up every now and then expecting same king-like treatment

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by kerry57: 7:33am On Feb 13, 2022
Why all this useless excuses for the failure of the govt to prevent the disaster that claimed human lives. So, the man and his dogs are more powerful than a whole Lagos state govt? Only in Nigeria that we hear things like from a sitting govt without resignation. It shall be well someday.

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Motohoa: 7:33am On Feb 13, 2022
Hmmmm

Another revelation
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by southernbelle(f): 7:34am On Feb 13, 2022
In this case, I see incompetent people / public servants and oppression.
Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by Iseoluwani: 7:34am On Feb 13, 2022
Na scam.



Since the guy is dead, they can say anything to exonerate themselves

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Re: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Osibona Threatened Our Officials With Dogs, Says LASBCA by zikter(m): 7:35am On Feb 13, 2022
walemoney007:
What a stupid talk from a Government Official


I do not believe this woman, she needs to be fired for opening her mouth and saying this sort of talk.

She does not have the capability to do her job effectively.
Truth of the matter is, sometimes the hands of these officials are tied . This rich people use backdoor connections against the officials. It is until something happens that everyone disappear in thin air and the truth starts coming out. This is not to say they are not complicit sometimes

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