Police nab engineer over two brothers killed in tank accident
The police command in Lagos has apprehended the civil engineer handling a project in which a water tank fell and killed two brothers on Sunday.
The commands’ spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. He advised the public against the use of unqualified engineers.
“Do not use unqualified engineers. A water tank in a building under renovation fell through the roof of an adjoining building, instantly killing two brothers, leaving their mother and one other person injured,” Mr Hundeyin said. “The engineer is in our custody. Investigation is ongoing.’’
Ibrahim Farinloye, the zonal coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the South-West, confirmed on Monday that a water tank mounted on a scaffold fell and killed two persons at Ladi Lak, Bariga area of Lagos.
Mr Farinloye explained that the tank fell from a two-storey building onto a bungalow, resulting in the death of an adult male and a child, while two others sustained injuries.
(NAN)
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