Nigeria, April 8 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest of the owner of a building that collapsed on Good Friday, 3 April, in the Jikwoyi area of the FCT, and directed the seizure of the land.

Addressing journalists during an on-the-spot assessment of the wreckage on Tuesday, the Minister disclosed that the owner was already in the advanced stages of building a two-storey hotel without a building plan approval, even as officials of the Development Control had issued stop-work notices, which were ignored.

"Despite the lack of formal approval, the company proceeded with construction, leading to the eventual structural failure. There was no approval for the construction of this building. Devel...