The Coroners Court sitting in Lagos has indicted the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) over the guest house that collapsed in the church premises in 2014.
The Coroner presided over by Chief Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe called for investigation of the church and recommended that authorities carry out detailed fitness test on all the structures within the premises of the church.
The court further recommended that the contractor who built the guest house be investigated and tried for criminal negligence. It also called for the investigation into facts that emerged that the Synagogue Church did not obtain necessary permit before constructing the building
In his recommendation, Oyetade ordered that the structural engineers who oversaw the construction of the collapsed building, be tried for criminal negligence by the relevant authority.
You will recall that the building collapsed on the 12th of September, 2014 and about 116 lives were lost. The church had blamed the collapse on an aircraft that hovered above the building while another statement released by the church claimed it was a controlled demolition exercise.


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