The Lagos State Government has expressed concerns over an imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barracks, Onigbongbo, Ikeja area of the state.
This is as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an emergency evacuation at the old Block 3 section 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 to be in a precarious condition.
The statement reads in part, “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 Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in July, disclosed that the police was carrying out a comprehensive renovation of some barracks in the state; and that the renovation would be carried out in partnership with the state government.
