OFFICIAL UPDATE on the #IkoyiBuildingCollapse: As at this afternoon, 38 bodies have been recovered so far .. according to the commissioner of information, Mr Gbenga Omotoso. He says bodies are ready for identification from 4pm today at the IDH, Yaba.
Question: Why are you carrying out an autopsy on the bodies ???
Answer: That is what the LAW says.
NEW DEVICE ON SITE: Commissioner Special Duties says that the State appreciates NEMA’s support but the device belongs to them, Lagos State Govt deployed their own device from the first day on the site and it has helped in the recovery process.
Number of people rescued from the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi has increased to 15, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed on Saturday.
Sanwo-Olu, while giving an update on the search and rescue operation at the scene, said additional six people were evacuated alive from the collapsed structure and are currently being treated at the Police Hospital in Falomo, Ikoyi.
DETAILED INVESTIGATION: Military didn't fire live high velocity projectiles at EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on 20th October 2020, claims security consultant and forensic expert
The Lagos State judicial panel on restitution for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters sitting in Lagos on Tuesday 28th September 2021 was told by a UK based security consultant and forensic expert …
… that the military did not fire live high velocity projectiles at EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate protest ground on 20th October 2020 between the hours of 18.30 and 20.43 when the Army were on ground.
‘DON'T PANIC. LAGOS IS SAFE',
LAGOS CP ASSURES RESIDENTS
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a trending post on the social media about obviously exaggerated kidnapping incidents in Lagos State recently.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu wishes to assure residents that Lagos State is safe, & that they should not panic on account of the viral post or the recent security infringement in Ajah where AVM Sikiru Smith (rtd) was abducted on 27th September, 2021.
The assurance becomes imperative in view of the unnecessary alarm and concerns being raised on the social media about isolated security infractions in some parts of the state.
ONGOING: The Lekki Regional Road Project will serve as an alternative to the Eti-Osa Epe Expressway as promised by Governor @jidesanwoolu, it will decongest traffic within the Lekki region, provide access to VGC, Ikate, Ikota, Ajiran, Chevron etc
The Special Adviser to Gov @jidesanwoolu on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye during inspection of the project on Thursday, 23rd September 2021 said Lekki Sub-region is the new economic centre of Lagos with huge amounts invested in the region.
REGIONAL ROAD PROJECT DETAILS:
- 8.75km road
- 500m bridge
- 251m interchange
- 50m bicycle lane
- and an adjoining 500m road
- Completion Status: 23.56 % (Sep 2021)
ROUTE: From VGC junction to Freedom Way
Contractor: Messrs HITEC Construction Company Ltd.
BREAKING NEWS: The entire ad-hoc teams of Committee on Removal of Abandoned Vehicles (RAVC) operating in the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) in Lagos State are hereby suspended with immediate effect.
This decision according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Oluwatoyin Fayinka is taken to appraise and review the operation of the teams …
.. in view of the several complaints by members of the public on the activities of some of the units which is causing embarrassment to the State Government.
BREAKING NEWS: Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu begins the inspection of the Massive RED LINE RAIL PROJECT, Mr Governor starts with the ICONIC Ikeja Train Station. Serious Work is ONGOING there.
This is what IKEJA TRAIN STATION will look like by completion … This is where the FlagOff of this project was done in April 18, 2021 … and the project has moved massively since then, BUT Governor @jidesanwoolu says he wants it faster.
The IKEJA TRAIN STATION is going to be the Major Station for the #RedLine Rail Project … It’s a major infrastructure, the whole of Ikeja Local Government side, And back of computer village. 🚧 🚧