The Lagos State government has directed the immediate evacuation of residents from the Mopol 20 Barracks in the Onigbongbo area of the state.
Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s response team conducted an assessment of the building and found parts of the structure to be in a dangerously unstable condition.
He further stated that, to prevent any loss of life or property, the building and neighboring structures would be evacuated without delay.
The statement read: “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 that 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.”
