Nigerian raises alarm over cracks on two pillars at Lagos airport
Cracks on MM2 pillars, Bi-Courtney says its expansion joints
A Nigeria has taken to Twitter to draw the attention of the authorities to cracks he spotted on two pillars at the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 (MM2), Lagos State.
Posting a photo showing the cracks, he wrote:
”This is MM2’s parking lot. Given the rate of building collapses in Lagos, can someone alert the right people so we don’t have another disaster on our hands?”
A Twitter user, reacting to those trying to make light of the situation, wrote:
“So many bad engineers commenting on this tweet. I have two engineering degrees. (I switched careers 12 years ago).
“What we’re looking at is two cracked pillar on an expansion joint. There’s a difference. The pillar aren’t meant to split like that.
But hey, we love our burials.”
Reacting on Sunday, Mikail Mumuni, group corporate affairs manager of BASL, said there are no cracked pillars at the parking lot.
“The person who posted the picture is obviously not well informed,” the statement said.
“This is an expansion joint and not a crack.
“The expansion joint is a space provided in every substantial structure that enables the building or structure to breathe.”
The statement also claimed that similar expansion joints are found on bridges spread across the country.
“MMA2 carries out integrity tests regularly on its structure,” the statement said.
“The tests have consistently shown that the structure is in good shape.”
