Lekki Gardens Managing director, Richard Nyong and seven others have been arraigned before a Lagos Court on Monday.
The accused are :The manager of Lekki Gardens, Mr Richard Nyong,Shola Olumofe, the engineer that supervised the collapsed structure Henry Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph and three limited liability companies: Lekki Gardens Estate Ltd, Get Too Rich Investment Limited a.k.a. GT Rich Investment Limited and HT Insight Solution Limited.
They were accused for failure to produce building permit and also manslaughter.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Attorney-General Adeniji Kazeem then noted them that their bail conditions has been revoked.
Mr Kazeem said “Following their arraignment, the defendants are now properly before the court. The bail that the defendants previously enjoy stand revoked. However, we are very aware that except for the second defendants, the others have been cooperating.”
This is coming after their involvement in the March 8, 2016 Lekki building collapse which killed five persons.
In a bench ruling, the judge, Justice Nwaka allowed the defendants except the second defendant, Shola Olumofe, to continue enjoying the bail earlier granted them.
She adjourned the case till October 26 for trial.
The accused are :The manager of Lekki Gardens, Mr Richard Nyong,Shola Olumofe, the engineer that supervised the collapsed structure Henry Taiwo Odofin, Omolabake Mortune, Omotilewa Oluwatosin Joseph and three limited liability companies: Lekki Gardens Estate Ltd, Get Too Rich Investment Limited a.k.a. GT Rich Investment Limited and HT Insight Solution Limited.
They were accused for failure to produce building permit and also manslaughter.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Attorney-General Adeniji Kazeem then noted them that their bail conditions has been revoked.
Mr Kazeem said “Following their arraignment, the defendants are now properly before the court. The bail that the defendants previously enjoy stand revoked. However, we are very aware that except for the second defendants, the others have been cooperating.”
This is coming after their involvement in the March 8, 2016 Lekki building collapse which killed five persons.
In a bench ruling, the judge, Justice Nwaka allowed the defendants except the second defendant, Shola Olumofe, to continue enjoying the bail earlier granted them.
She adjourned the case till October 26 for trial.
Lekki Gardens MD, Richard Nyong Charged With Manslaughter
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