Nigeria: Construction of Standard Chartered Bank Building Illegal - Expert Witness

An expert witness, Dr Tunji Adejumo, on Tuesday claimed that a 14-storey building being constructed by the Standard Chartered Bank in Victoria Island, Lagos violated Nigeria's environmental laws.

Adejumo made the claim while testifying before Justice Doris Okuwobi of an Ikeja High Court at the resumption of the suit filed by a lawyer, Dr Tunji Braithwaite, against the bank.

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