Building Collapse: Lekki Garden Boss granted bail

Following his detention, arrest and subsequent initiation of legal suit for the collapsed building in Lekki, Lagos state, the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong, has been released on Thursday.

The building had collasped at Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, killing about 35 persons.

The disclosure was made on Instagram by popular On Air Presenter (OAP), Freeze. He said that:

Breaking!!!! LEKKI Gardens boss Richard Nyong granted bail! GOD is indeed faithful. Like I earlier said, I am not saying he shouldn't be tried, my emphasis lies greatly on a fair trial, without stripping away his dignity. Also the alleged human rights violation/abuse reported in this case (which I won't talk about in this post) is another thing I am absolutely against! "Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies), is the principle that one is considered innocent unless proven guilty." In criminal law, Blackstone's formulation (also known as Blackstone's ratio or the Blackstone ratio) is the principle that: "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer" – William Blackstone. If we want democracy and its dividends we must learn to embrace #Justice4all ~FRZ

A photo posted by Freeze Coolfm (@daddyfreeze) on Mar 24, 2016 at 9:06am PDT