The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Safety Commission, has slammed a stop-work notice on a six-storey building under construction at 28, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, for violation of safety standards and posing threats to lives and properties.
The development comes two weeks after it was reported that residents in the area cried out over the construction activities on the building, which were causing damage to surrounding landed properties, vehicles, and posing threats to pedestrians.
“This has led to boulders and planks falling off the building into other compounds, causing damage to walls, windows, ceilings, and cars.
“More importantly, there are genuine fears that falling planks and pebbles could harm innocent people on the other premises and even lead to death,” the residents said in a ‘Save Our Soul’ message, obtained by our correspondent.
In an exclusive message sent to our correspondent on Sunday, the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the safety commission, Lanre Mojola, said further investigations were conducted on the building after the report, noting that an abatement notice was served on the contractors, but was ignored.
The statement said, “Sequel to the publication in The PUNCH Newspaper dated September 2, 2025, the DG/CEO, Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola authorised the commission’s District Officials at Oniru to visit the site again on September 11, 2025 for a thorough investigation despite the initial abatement notice served with a directive to report to the commission in Alausa within 48 hours which was ignored.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that all the safety infractions were not rectified, nor was the invitation to the commission honoured, and on that note, contravention and stop-work notices were served with a moratorium of 48 hours to report to the Commission.”
The commission added that during a telephone conversation with the Project Engineer, one Otunba Ayeni, he claimed that work on the site had been completed.
Mojola explained that safety officials, however, faulted him on the basis that “all the safety infractions observed and the previous abatement notice served and the requisite documents to be obtained from the commission before the commencement of the project were ignored.”
Residents said the new property is reportedly owned by a top traditional ruler in the South-West, whose identity was not disclosed.
