Lagos State Building Control Agency has pulled down thirty out of the eighty distressed buildings marked for demolition on Lagos Island.

According to its General Manager, Olalekan Shodehinde, the demolition would come in phases, as some of the buildings are subjects of litigation.

Shodehinde said the demolished buildings were located at Elegbata Street, Apongbon; Tokunbo Street, by Glover; Inabere Street, Egerton Street, Ojo Giwa and John Streets, among others.

According to him, the eighty buildings were marked for demolition, following the collapse of a three-storey building on March thirteen, at Ita Faji area of Lagos Island, in which twenty people were killed.

He said the motive was to sanitise and rid Lagos of distressed and dilapidated buildings in a bid to stem the era of building collapse in the state, saying but presently, nothing is happening at the area and the demolition is suspended waiting for the report of the investigation committee.

Shodehinde said the agency was working to formalise the processes that would facilitate official collaboration with professional bodies and non-governmental organisations in the fight against building collapse.

He said before now, there exist some informal collaborations, but with the current formalisation process which is still at the proposal stage, the collaboration will become stronger and officially recognised too.