A 45-year-old furniture producer, Ahmed Atolagbe, whose two children were killed on July 22, 2023, when a part of the wall of a lodging fell on their home in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, is requesting equity for the departed.
The Kwara State-conceived lamenting dad let Friday know that misfortune struck when the wall of an inn imploded on his three-room loft situated on Alao Road, Olainukan Transport Stop, Isawo in Ikorodu during a storm.
The dad of six said his two children, seven-year-old Abdulwahab and nine-year-old Roqeeb, who were dozing around the eating part of his parlor at the hour of the breakdown passed on the spot.
He added that his most memorable child was likewise harmed while his significant other, Omotola, blacked out following the effect of the misfortune that occured for the family.
He said, “I was at that point at my furniture studio in Irawo when I got a pain call that I ought to get back to take care of a major problem.
“When I returned home, I understood that the wall of a lodging close to my home had fallen following the effect of the disintegration coming from the inn.
“The wall fell on my home, killing two of my children. My oldest child was additionally harmed. The occurrence was a lot for my significant other. She blacked out and was raced to the clinic.”
Atolagbe said while the matter was at first detailed at the Owutu Police Divisional Central command, the case had since been moved to the State Criminal Examination Office, Panti, Yaba.
“I’m mindful that there are moves to guarantee that the case doesn’t get to the court yet I need equity for my kids,” Atolagbe said.
In an interview with, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, requested that the state government conduct an integrity test on the hotel building to prevent a recurrence.
The state government, according to Falana, “should take over the matter and investigate the circumstances surrounding the collapse.”
“The public authority ought to guarantee that equity is finished to the blameless youngsters who passed on while resting because of the breakdown.
“The public authority ought to likewise direct a trustworthiness test on the inn fabricating and its wall with the goal that they don’t fall on others.”
A source, in any case, told PUNCH Metro that the proprietor of the inn was presently in police guardianship and that an understanding was reached to offer the dispossessed family an amount of cash and revamp their home before Atolagbe quit the game plan without a second to spare.
The state Police Advertising Official, Benjamin Hundeyin, didn’t accept his call when our reporter endeavored to get from him the condition of the examination concerning the case.
He has likewise not answered a message shipped off him as of the hour of documenting this report.
However, on July 22, 2023, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, the coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency for Lagos State, confirmed the incident.
Farinloye said, “This is to affirm the recuperation of two youngsters that were caught in a halfway structure breakdown which happened around 11.30am at 25, Ajao Road, CWC, Olainukan Transport Stop, Ishawo, Ikorodu.
“The youngsters, Rokeeb Atolagbe, nine; furthermore, Mujeeb Atolagbe, seven; were caught when a wall from the adjoining house fell on their structure during the storm.
“It was extremely regrettable that the distress calls were not properly routed to those whose duty it was to save the children’s lives at the appropriate time.
The Lagos State Building Control Agency is currently present to evaluate the situation. God console the parents of the deceased and grant them forgiveness.
