Oyo state government Monday sealed off a collapsed building under construction belonging to a popular restaurant located in Dugbe area of Ibadan.
Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin-Funmilayo, stated this while speaking with journalists after an on-the-spot assessment of the collapsed building Tuesday.
He stated that the sealing of the collapsed building was to ensure safety of lives and properties and that the action would also allow the government to assess the situation and come up with an adequate report on the cause of the incident.
The commissioner said some of the building materials used for the construction of the collapsed building appeared to be sub-standard and of low quality.
Mr Akin-Fummilayo added that an integrity test would be carried out on the collapsed building and on other branches of the restaurant in the state to avoid a recurrence, adding that the outcome of the test would determine the next action of the government.
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