LASEMA RESPONDED TO 1,367 EMERGENCY CASES IN 10 MONTHS - OFFICIAL REVEALS

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Agency Report

Between January and October, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency reacted to 1,367 events, the agency said Monday.

The head of the organisation’s public affairs unit, Mr. Nosa Okunbor, made this statement in Lagos.

According to a breakdown provided by Okunbor, the agency handled 156 instances in February and 141 in January.

We responded to 148 events in March, 132 in April, 147 in May, 126 in June, 123 in July, 121 in August, 126 in September, and 147 in October.

“This totals 1,367 incidents handled by the agency this year, with an overall total of 7,809 incidents responded to by LASEMA since 1 June 2019,” he said.

He highlighted that road traffic accidents were the most frequent, with 50 vehicular incidents recorded.

“This was followed by 43 incidents in the truck and tanker category, including 35 accidents and 8 breakdowns, with 20 medical emergencies in third place.

“We also attended to 17 fire-related emergencies, consisting of 16 fire outbreaks, one burnt vehicle, and a BRT incident, among others,” Okunbor added.

He further noted that the Local Government Emergency Trends showed Alimosho LG recorded the highest number of incidents in October.

“Of the 20 local government areas in the state, Alimosho ranked highest with 29 of the 147 incidents recorded during this period.

“Oshodi-Isolo followed with 20 incidents, Ikeja with 18, and Kosofe with 14.

“Eti-Osa recorded 12 incidents; Lagos Island, 10; Epe, eight; while Apapa and Mainland recorded six each,” he explained.

“Agege and Surulere registered five incidents each, while Ojo and Mushin had three each.

“Shomolu and incidents outside the Lagos boundary recorded two incidents each, while Amuwo-Odofin, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, and Ifako-Ijaiye each recorded one incident.

“However, no incidents were recorded in Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Badagry local government areas,” Okunbor concluded.

(NAN)