The Lagos State Government through its Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has marked no fewer than 17 heavily distressed buildings for immediate demolition across Alaba International market in Ojo Local Government Area of the state.
General Manager LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, disclosed this after officials of the agency marked the buildings for final demolition on Friday.
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The the buildings, according to the state government, would be removed to avert it collapsing on the traders, to stem cases of collapsed buildings across the metropolis.
It was learnt that the state government has concluded plans to demolish this buildings before Monday, June 19.
Some of the shopping plazas marked for demolition by LASBCA were; G80 Alaba Rago road, Good season shopping complex, the building on 840 Ojo Igbede and the structure behind Oba Oseni plaza.
This buildings were identified and marked for demolition days after the government released locations of over 340 distressed buildings expected to be pulled down to save lives and property in the state.
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