A statement on Monday by the state government said Nyong and eight others would face six counts of manslaughter and failure to obtain building approval for the collapsed building.
A statement by Kayode Oyekanmi, an assistant director in the State’s Ministry of Justice read in part:
“Apart from Lekki Gardens Estate Ltd., GT Rich Ltd., HC Insight Solutions Ltd., others charged along with Nyong are Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Maruis Agwu, Sola Olumofe and Omotilewa Joseph. The defendants are facing six counts of failure to obtain approval for the collapsed building and manslaughter contrary to Section 75 of the Urban and Regional Planning and Development, Law of Lagos State.”
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