Proceedings were stalled on Wednesday, December 15, at the coroner inquest sitting in Ikeja to investigate the circumstances which led to the November 1 collapse of a 21-storey high-rise building in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The building collapse was said to have resulted in the d*ath of 46 persons one of whom was the MD of Fourscore Heights Ltd, Mr Femi Osibona.
Channel Television reports that a structural engineer and Managing Director of Prowess Engineering Nigeria Ltd, Mr Muritala Olawale was scheduled to continue with his testimony at the inquest but when the proceedings commenced, the Coroner Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe suggested that proceedings should be stood down to a later time during the day or adjourned till another date.
The coroner said that the microphones in the courtroom and the equipment used to record the proceedings were not working due to a lack of electricity.
“You will not be able to hear me and we will also be unable to hear the witness,” Komolafe said.
The counsel for all interested parties and the coroner came to an agreement that proceedings should be adjourned until January 12 and 13, 2022 for the continuation of Mr Olawale’s evidence.
