Some Lagos residents who were directed by the state government to vacate a storey building over the fear of its collapsing are still sleeping in nearby shanties, a week after the order.
The government directed the 70 occupants of No. 1 Oniyanrin St., Mile 12, to relocate, following the collapse of another storey building in the same compound.
The government feared that the building of nearly 40 years old could also collapse.
The collapsed building, mainly used as shops, killed one person and injured another on Sept. 28.
A one-month-old baby affected by the displacement has developed pneumonia as a result of exposure to cold.
The baby’s father, Simeon David said the baby girl had been hospital since Tuesday because of the sickness.
David appealed to the Lagos State Government to come to the aid of the displaced citizens to reduce their suffering.
Some other displaced persons also urged the government to provide alternative residential accommodation and shops for them to save them from further hardship.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Francisco Abosede, ordered the residents to vacate the building within one day.
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