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Four Confirmed Dead Following Building Collapse In Lagos

Four Confirmed Dead Following Building Collapse In Lagos

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday confirmed that four persons died while one was rescued in the building collapse at Oye Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in Mushin, Lagos.

Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye who is the NEMA South West Zonal Coordinator made this known to reporters in an interview on Saturday.

He said two males and two females died, while one person was rescued in the building collapse.

Earlier, the Lagos State Government also said it would investigate the cause of the building collapse.

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NEMA gives details of Lagos explosion casualties

NEMA Gives Details Of Lagos Explosion Casualties

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday gave its impact assessment of Thursday’s gas explosion in Lagos.

At about 3:05 pm on Thursday, a gas tanker which was trying to enter Cerato Gas Plant located in Iju suddenly went up in flames.

According to Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, acting Zonal Coordinator (NEMA), 44 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident.

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Meanwhile, more than 30 of them had been discharged after treatment.

Farinloye debunked the claim that three persons including the truck driver died in the incident, adding that impact assessment by …

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NEMA Receives 161 Nigerians From Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya.

The acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on Thursday night in Lagos.

Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, late on Thursday night.

According to him, the returnees were brought via Al Buraq Air Boeing 737 aircraft with flight number UZ 189 and registration number 5A-DMG.

He said that the Nigerians were brought by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union on the platform of

EFCC Vs NEMA: What Happened In Court On Thursday

An FCT High Court Maitama, on Thursday, fixed March 2 for further hearing in the trial of a Deputy Director with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), John Umesi, over alleged ₦54.3 million fraud.

Umesi was on Oct. 3 re-arraigned before Justice Jude Okeke by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended 10-count charge bordering on misappropriation of N54.3 million belonging to the agency.

He was alleged to have used his position while acting as Director, Special Duties on Dec. 2014, to confer unfair advantage to himself when he received N12.8 million belonging to NEMA and credited