Fashola
… 38 displaced
Lagos State Government has confirmed six people missing from the buildings where the ill -fated Dana aircraft crashed on Sunday.
At least 38 others have been displaced from their residents.
The General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, said of the five casualties affected on ground by the crash, four have been discharged while one is still on admission.
He reiterated government’s commitment to address the sufferings of the victims’ families, adding that necessary supports will be given to ameliorate the suffering, trauma and destruction caused by any form of disaster in the state.
Oke-Osanyintolu, who led the state government emergency response team to assist in the rescue and evacuation works at the crash scene, said the ill- fated Boeing McDonnell Douglas (MD-83) with registration number 5N-RAM crashed into five houses, leaving three houses severely affected on Akande Street, Iju-Ishaga in Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area of the state.
He said the state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), who was personally at the scene of the disaster, immediately directed that a camp be open to accommodate all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
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