Lagos kingdom authorities has price the coping with Director of Lekki Gardens property Ltd., Richard Nyong, and 8 others to courtroom for the disintegrate of a 5-storeyed constructing beneath construction on Kushenla road, in the Ikate Elegushi area of the state.
The disintegrate, which befell in March 2016, brought about the death of at least 35 people.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, when he visited the site, pledged to ensure that justice is served.
The criminal charge turned into filed on February 17, 2017, and is yet to be assigned a date for arraignment of the defendants.
A statement on Monday by the kingdom authorities said Nyong and 8 others could face six counts of manslaughter and failure to achieve constructing popularity of the collapsed constructing.
A announcement via Kayode Oyekanmi, an assistant director inside the nation’s Ministry of Justice read in component:
“apart from Lekki Gardens property Ltd., GT rich Ltd., HC perception solutions Ltd., others charged in conjunction with Nyong are Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Maruis Agwu, Sola Olumofe and Omotilewa Joseph. The defendants are facing six counts of failure to acquire popularity of the collapsed constructing and manslaughter contrary to phase seventy five of the city and regional planning and improvement, regulation of Lagos state.”
The disintegrate, which befell in March 2016, brought about the death of at least 35 people.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, when he visited the site, pledged to ensure that justice is served.
The criminal charge turned into filed on February 17, 2017, and is yet to be assigned a date for arraignment of the defendants.
A statement on Monday by the kingdom authorities said Nyong and 8 others could face six counts of manslaughter and failure to achieve constructing popularity of the collapsed constructing.
A announcement via Kayode Oyekanmi, an assistant director inside the nation’s Ministry of Justice read in component:
“apart from Lekki Gardens property Ltd., GT rich Ltd., HC perception solutions Ltd., others charged in conjunction with Nyong are Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Maruis Agwu, Sola Olumofe and Omotilewa Joseph. The defendants are facing six counts of failure to acquire popularity of the collapsed constructing and manslaughter contrary to phase seventy five of the city and regional planning and improvement, regulation of Lagos state.”