The building collapse in Lagos killed at least 14 people and left dozens missing beneath the rubble.
Nigerian officials arrested an owner of a high-rise apartment building that suddenly collapsed Monday, killed at least 14 people. The suspected cause is unapproved construction, the Associated Press reported.
Officials said the property developers added six more floors than what was approved by the city of Lagos, and many believe the additional weight could have contributed to the collapse. The government-run News Agency of Nigeria reported that the building's owner had been arrested on undisclosed charges.
"I am on the ground here and the materials he used are so inferior and terrible. He got approval for 15 floors but built 21," Oki said. On Tuesday, distressed relatives whose loved ones were missing sat together by the road consoling one another. Afolabi Sunny said his 25-year-old sister, Oyindamola, had only recently started to work at the construction site as a participant of the National Youth Service Corps just months after she graduated from school.
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