The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria has blamed government negligence in law enforcement for the surge in collapse of buildings resulting in several deaths.
Chairman of the Council, Dr Samson Opaluwah made this known while reacting to the recent collapse of a building in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and a Jos school building.
He said there should be severe punishment for all those found wanting to prevent reoccurrence.
“This collapse, unfortunately, has continued to happen, especially in areas that we can refer to as urban centers.
“Centers where professionals and professionalism should be extolled to the highest.
“The challenge we have now is government enforcement of its laws. We need to punish those who have been found wanting in the past,” he said.
This comes as four persons were rescued from a collapsed two-residential-storey building on Saturday in Kubwa, Abuja.
Earlier, on Friday, at least 22 persons died and 132 persons were injured as the Plateau school building collapsed on pupils.
According to the Building Collapse Prevention Guild’s recent report, Nigeria has recorded at least 135 building collapse incidents and 26 deaths between 2022 and 2024.