The Lagos State Government has revealed that it is at the point of demolishing a building in the barracks of the Police Mobile Force, Squadron 20 at Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the building is at the point of collapsing.
The statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said its response team had assessed some parts of the structure and found it in a precarious condition.
Oke-Osanyintolu said: “The agency dispatched a response team to the location and the findings indicate that the building and those adjacent must be evacuated with immediate effect.
“We are conducting a response plan which comprises of assessment, safe and orderly evacuation and controlled demolition.
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“Under the watchful eye of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration, we will be carrying out this preemptive demolition action due to the precarious conditions of the building and possible secondary incidents that could occur if left unmanaged.
“Remain calm and refrain from panicking or circulating misleading information via social media.”
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