Lagos to demolish building at Ikeja police barracks over ‘precarious conditions’

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says it will demolish a building at the police barracks in the Onigbongbo area of Ikeja.

LASEMA ordered occupants of the building to vacate the structure over its “precarious conditions”.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the LASEMA permanent secretary, said on Wednesday that the agency would carry out a “controlled demolition” of the building.

Oke-Osanyintolu said a response team deployed to the barracks discovered that the occupants needed to evacuate.

“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,” the statement reads.

“We are conducting a response plan that comprises assessment, safe and orderly evacuation, and controlled demolition.

“Under the watchful eye of the Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu 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.”

Oke-Osanyintolu asked residents within the location not to panic and remain calm.