A makeshift
building located at Kuata Area by Amara Olu Street, Mechanic Village,
Agidingbi, Ikeja, collapsed Tuesday, and killed a 16-year-old girl named Faizan
Muritala who only got married to her husband Mohammed 10 days ago. The
collapse of the building was attributed to a mudslide. This incident occurred less than 24 hours
after a mosque situated at 3, Adepitan Street, off Ramat Crescent, Ojudu,
partially
collapsed.
Following the
heavy rainfall that have been witnessed in Lagos recently, many houses with defective
structure have been identified, forcing the state government to issue
evacuation notices to residents.
According to
eyewitnesses, the deceased who was inside one of the shanties at the time of
the incident, was trapped under the mudslide. The deceased’s husband and mother
were outside when the incident occurred and their screaming made other
occupants to flee their shanties.
Confirming the
incident, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency
(LASEMA), Michael Akindele and Southwest spokesman for the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said the state Commissioner for
Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, who visited the scene, has ordered the
demolition of the other structures, insisting that the area was not habitable.
He warned
residents of flood prone communities in the state to relocate to upland areas
until after the heavy rains to avert loss of lives.
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