A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has admitted in evidence the CCTV footage of how the Synagogue Church of All Nations guest house collapsed two years ago in Ikotun area of the State
The court presided by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo in a ruling admitted the video compact disc containing the CCTV footage of the incident after it was played in court today.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, the defense legal team led by Chief Efe Akpofure (SAN) objected to the footage being admitted as evidence because it was computer generated, irrelevant and a copy of the original.
Chief Akpofure also pointed out that a witness for the state, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde, a former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, in his evidence had said he could not identify the content of the VCD until he watches it to ascertain the content.’
But Justice Lawal-Akapo dismissed the objection of the defense legal team due to lack of merit.
The defendants are facing 111- count charge bordering on criminal negligence, manslaughter and failure to obtain building permit
The Lagos State government had arraigned the trustees of the church, the two engineers – Messrs Oladele Ogundeji and Akinbela Fatiregun and their companies – Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company and Jandy Trust Limited in court over the September 12, 2014 building collapse that killed 116 persons.
The court presided by Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo in a ruling admitted the video compact disc containing the CCTV footage of the incident after it was played in court today.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, the defense legal team led by Chief Efe Akpofure (SAN) objected to the footage being admitted as evidence because it was computer generated, irrelevant and a copy of the original.
Chief Akpofure also pointed out that a witness for the state, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde, a former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, in his evidence had said he could not identify the content of the VCD until he watches it to ascertain the content.’
But Justice Lawal-Akapo dismissed the objection of the defense legal team due to lack of merit.
The defendants are facing 111- count charge bordering on criminal negligence, manslaughter and failure to obtain building permit
The Lagos State government had arraigned the trustees of the church, the two engineers – Messrs Oladele Ogundeji and Akinbela Fatiregun and their companies – Hardrock Construction and Engineering Company and Jandy Trust Limited in court over the September 12, 2014 building collapse that killed 116 persons.
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