Emergency and rescue personnel are seen at the site of a building which collapsed in Lagos on March 13, 2019. - At least 10 children were among scores of people missing on March 13, 2019 after a four-storey building collapsed in Lagos, with rescuers trying to reach them through the roof of the damaged structure. The children were attending a nursery and primary school on the top floor of the residential building when the structure collapsed. Police said they believed scores of people were trapped under the rubble. (Photo by SEGUN OGUNFEYITIMI / AFP)
Emergency and rescue personnel are seen at the site of a building which collapsed in Lagos on March 13, 2019. - At least 10 children were among scores of people missing on March 13, 2019 after a four-storey building collapsed in Lagos, with rescuers trying to reach them through the roof of the damaged structure. The children were attending a nursery and primary school on the top floor of the residential building when the structure collapsed. Police said they believed scores of people were trapped under the rubble. (Photo by SEGUN OGUNFEYITIMI / AFP)
Speaking, yesterday, in Kaduna, Nwafulugo said so many factors could lead to building collapse, while some collapsed structures are borne out of corruption.
“When contractors are given work to do, they want to cut corners and bring substandard materials. In fact, we are trying to curtail building collapse because everything boils down to the engineers that are really behind the whole thing. We want to ensure we prevent future occurrence, ” she said.
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