in Lagos State. Photo: Twitter@LASEMA
The Lagos State Government has commenced reconstruction
of buildings affected by the helicopter crash in the Opebi area of
the state.
This comes barely 24 hours after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
who visited the scene of the accident on Monday morning, promised
to support those affected by the crash.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the reconstruction of the
affected fence and buildings at 14 and 16, Salvation Road, Opebi in
Ikeja commenced on Monday morning, following the governor’s
pledge.
Sanwo-Olu in company with the Commissioner for Special Duties
and Inter-Governmental Relations, Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins, and the
Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,
Oluwafemi Damilola Oke-Osanyitolu conducted a post-disaster
assessment of the crash site.
The Governor also promised that the state government will
conduct integrity tests on the affected buildings within a hundred
metres radius and do necessary repairs to assist the affected
families by restoring normalcy as quickly as possible.
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“The affected buildings are residential homes that have citizens
living there. As at the exact time the helicopter crash happened, a
lot of people were not in the premises and even the elderly people
that were around and in their rooms.
“Tests will be conducted to understand the integrity of the
buildings and once that is ascertained today or tomorrow, we will
start work with the federal agencies.
“We will start the reconstruction and renovation of the places
affected by the crash; the rooms, walls, tents and ensure that we
quickly bring respite to the senior citizens that have been
affected,” the governor was quoted as saying.
The governor also commended LASEMA, other emergency responders,
and security agencies for their swift response to the crash.
Earlier, a Bell 206 Helicopter, belonging to Quorum Aviation,
crashed in-between two residential buildings mid-day on Friday.
The aircraft was said to have travelled into the state from
Rivers before the tragic incident occurred, thus claiming three
lives.
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