Lagos files criminal charges against Lekki Gardens MD, 5 others

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Adeniji Kazeem, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice

The Lagos State Government has filed criminal charges against the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and 5 other contractors as a result of the collapsed building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria which killed 34 people last year.

Others are:Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Sola Olumofe, Marius Agwu and Omotilewa Joseph.

Tragedy had struck on 10 March, 2016 when a five-storey building under construction by Lekki Gardens in Lekki area of the state collapsed and killed 34 people. The developer of the building was said to have added additional floor against what was approved for construction.

The Lagos State Government, thus, on Friday began criminal proceeding by filling of information at the Lagos High Court in relation to the collapse of a Lekki Gardens Building.

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