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Abule-Ado explosion: 1 dies, 1 still missing – LASEMA
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Nimot Sulaimon
Date
22nd March, 2020
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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) announced the death of a female victim of the March 15 explosion at Abule-Ado, Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) announced the death of a female victim of the March 15 explosion at Abule-Ado, Lagos State.
Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General of LASEMA, said the victim died on Saturday at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, where she was receiving treatment. This development brings tghe number of death from the explosion to 23.
“The victim had been receiving treatment since Sunday March 15 after the tragedy took place. We regret to report that the fatality rate from the Abule-Ado incident has climbed to 23, with the death of a female victim who had been receiving treatment at the Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi,” he said.
He, however, confirmed that a person was still missing from the incident.
“A revised total of 500 people have been displaced from their homes and 100 of them have been accommodated in the LASEMA relief camp at Igando. Our help desk remains manned and personnel on hand to manage enquiries and arrange transfer to the relief camp for those rendered homeless by the explosions.
”We appeal for calm and urge members of the public to keep off the scene and be law-abiding,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He sympathised with the family of the diseased and promised to continue to provide updates regarding the Abule-Ado explosion.
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