This incident is coming barely two weeks after a similar incident wherein a middle aged man was rescued alive by the LASEMA Response Team and other emergency agencies at the opposite end of the same environment.
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However, the victims of the accident got prompt attention as the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, arrived at the scene shortly after the commercial bus rammed into an articulated vehicle
The vehicle plunged into the lagoon at about 10:55pm on Saturday
Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority, confirmed the development in a statement
Governor Ambode, who spoke after carrying out extensive inspection of the roads within Bariga, specifically ordered commencement of work on Ilaje Road and Odunsi Street in the area
Momoh had made to jump into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge
Oji jumped into the lagoon on Sunday at about 4:30pm around Adekunle Bus Stop on the Third Mainland Bridge
As at press time, he was yet to be found by the search and rescue team put in place for the purpose
Policemen of the Marine Department have been deployed for the search operations
The spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the development
This is coming a day after Lagosians complained about the slow pace of work by FERMA, especially on the Third Mainland Bridge section of the repairs
The Agency, last month, had begun repairs on both carriage ways of the Bridge, scrapping the asphalt on some sections of the bridge, but had vacated site for over two weeks, leaving motorists to contend with the current state of the road
NAN correspondents who visited the bridge observed FERMA workmen spreading asphalt on the Obalende/CMS bound carriageway, while various trucks loaded with construction materials lined up in front of a roller-paving machine
The News Agency of Nigeria checks on Sunday revealed that FERMA was removing asphalt on four portions on the Obalende/Church Missionary Society bound carriageway
The motorists said the action called to question the ability of those in charge to handle matters professionally
The advice is coming against the backdrop of an accident which occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday, which left some people injured and several cars destroyed
Fashola said this while inspecting the Rehabilitation of Lagos Ring Road Bridge Abutment and Approach to the Third Mainland Bridge project on Tuesday in Lagos
Michael Akindele, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos
Michael Akindele, the General Manager of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos
A cab driver had drawn the attention of the RRS riders on routine patrol of the area to Adegoke, who was carrying a 12-month-old baby at about past 5pm when the incidence occurred