The Lagos State Government on Monday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr. Richard Nyong, before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere for alleged involuntary manslaughter. Nyong was arraigned on six counts alongside the company’s Executive Director, Mr. Sola Olumofe; the firm’s contractor, Odofin Henry Taiwo; Omolabake Mortune, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph, Lekki…
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The Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godwill Akpabio has denied ownership of Lekki Gardens, Lagos, where a building collapsed, killing over 31 people. A statement issued by Mr Anietie Ekong, Special Assistant to Akpabio on Tuesday in Abuja, described as `unfair to the minority leader,’ linking him to a property he does not own. A…
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Less than 24 hours after firing top officials of its building control agency, the Lagos State government yesterday ordered the closure of Lekki Gardens over the collapse of one of its buildings, that killed 34 people, reports The Guardian. During a visit to the site of the collapsed five-storey building yesterday, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode…
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Opinionated Cool FM OAP, Freeze shared this picture of the MD of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong In Handcuffs on his way to court yesterday and gave his take on the court’s decision to remand him. He wrote: “#Justice4All What really is Justice??? I have no qualms seeing a young man who committed a crime pay for…
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Richard Nyong The Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Mr. Richard Nyong, has been detained by the police following the collapse of a 5-storey building that was still under construction in Lekki Horizon 1. According to the Lagos State police command spokesman, Mr. Dolapo Badmus, the CEO of the residential property development company is being detained…
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Not less than 35 lives have been lost in the Lekki Gardens building collapse, which occurred on Tuesday at the Lekki Horizon 1. We had earlier reported that the death toll had reached 18. However, as at yesterday, the number had risen to 35 with many injured and others and still trapped in the…
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