Lagos State Government Orders Demolition Of Police Barracks Over Imminent Collapse

The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over an imminent building collapse at the Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state.

This is as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an emergency evacuation and demolition of the old Block 3 part of the barracks.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said its response team had assessed some parts of the structure and found them in a precarious condition.

The LASEMA boss stated the building and adjacent structures would also be evacuated immediately to prevent any loss of life or property.

“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 an assessment, safe and orderly evacuation and controlled demolition.

“Under the watchful eye of the Babajide Olusola 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,” the statement partly read.

Oke-Osanyintolu, however, urged members of the public within the vicinity to remain calm and refrain from spreading misinformation on social media.

He also assured the public that the situation was being closely monitored and managed.

Scores Of Students Trapped As 2-Storey School Building Collapses During Exams In Jos

 

A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students.

The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday, while the students were writing their third term examination.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was at the scene of the accident, reports that the ground floor contains mainly Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) students, while the senior students are on the top floors.

NAN reports that at the time of filing this report, rescue efforts were ongoing by the

Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).

Mr Sunday Abdu, the Executive Secretary of Plateau SEMA, told NAN that the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue efforts.

Abdu said the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) personnel, and others, were currently at the scene with earth-moving equipment to remove the debris, and try rescuing the children.

The Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Eugene Nyelong, also told NAN that the number of casualties would be ascertained on completion of recuse operations.

NAN reports that rescued victims are being rushed to different hospitals by ambulances of various organisations, including the FRSC, NEMA, Red Cross, Army, Police, and many others.

Mining Pit Collapse Traps 30, Kills One In Niger State

 

One person has been confirmed dead, several others injured, and 30 persons including the site manager still trapped as a mining pit collapsed in the Galkago community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency Abdullahi Baba’arah and made available to newsmen in Minna, the mining pit was reported to have collapsed around Monday afternoon.

According to authorities, 30 persons, including the site manager Ibrahim Isyaku, are still trapped in the collapse pit. Rescue operation is made worse due to the presence of bandits within the general mining area.

Tragedy As Arewa Forum Chieftain Collapses, Dies In Kaduna Head Office

 

Alhaji Mohammed Sani Soba, a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum, has slumped and died at the head office of the group in Kaduna State.

The National Spokesperson of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday night, saying that Sabo who departed to the great beyond was a retired permanent secretary from the services of the Kaduna State government.

According to him, “Alhaji Soba was serving with ACF on contract basis. Born in 1949, the late Soba obtained his school-leaving certificate in 1964.”

“He proceeded to study and obtain additional qualifications both at home and outside Nigeria in various fields especially administration and legislative studies.”

“He later became the Clerk òf the Kaduna state House of Assembly. His sudden death was grieved by all at the secretariat of ACF where he held sway as an administrative head until his sudden death,” Yawe said.

Three Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

A three-storey building located at No. 6 Olonode Street, Ebute Metta in Lagos state, partially collapsed today May 25.