The Government of Lagos State, on Wednesday, sounded an alarm about an imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo, in the Ikeja Area of the state.
To this end, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA said it will soon commence an emergency evacuation at the old block 3 section of the barracks.
LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement, said its response team had assessed some parts of the structure and found them to be in a precarious condition.
He said the building and the 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 Sanwoolu 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.
The LASEMA permanent secretary called on members of the public within the vicinity to remain calm and desist from circulating misinformation on social media.
The situation, he added, was being closely monitored and managed.
