Gabriel Enenche —

The President, of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Nathaniel Atebije, yesterday, while reacting to the unending building collapse across the country suggested to the federal government, a means of capital punishment for violators of building ethics that has led to building collapse.

According to the association, the death penalty for offenders will possibly scare people in the production process of buildings and make them strictly comply with extant regulations.

Atebije revealed this during the quarterly press briefing of the association.

“The pain is that many times, the victims of these building collapses lose their lives, he said.

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“We may not know what these people who are killed during this collapse might have contributed to the economy of the country.

“People who are working on building sites are also humans but because of the value we attached to the lives of Nigerians, that is why we are careless about the people who are working for us.

“With all due respect, maybe people who are also building these houses might not have had a genuine source of income, if not it doesn’t make any sense to go and invest in a building that will collapse.

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“So that is why we are saying life is life and let it be life for life. In some countries, when a man is found to be corrupt, he is killed even though that might be very drastic.

“We may not be advocating for that but let there be a punishment that will be enough to deter other people from committing such offence”, he added.