Alkali Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, on Tuesday visited the scene of the recent building collapse in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State where over 20 people have been confirmed dead, and nine rescued.
The police boss who arrived at the scene in a convoy of police cars and with
heavy security went straight into the compound.
Addressing journalists, the police boss said investigation into the incident
would commence, adding that “anybody found to have compromised” will be
punished.
Usman had earlier departed the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to visit the
scene of the building collapse in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
A senior policeman in the state had affirmed that the state Commissioner of
Police, Hakeem Odumosu, and other senior policemen in the state were waiting to
receive the IGP at the airport in Ikeja.
“The
IGP is coming to Lagos to visit the scene of the collapsed building in Ikoyi.
The IGP is already airborne and could land any moment from now,” he had said.
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