The fallen mast
Innocent Ogah, an 18-year-old boy in Lagos was on Tuesday badly
injured after a mast belonging to CitiBank collapsed and fell on
buildings at the Ereko area of the state.
According to Daily Post, the incident, which happened at about 9:04am, also destroyed other properties.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the General Manager, Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Mr. Michael Akindele, said
investigation by the agency revealed that the said mast on the CitiBank
building at 20 Ereko Street was not properly maintained before it fell,
following a windstorm in the morning.
He said the agency received an alert through the emergency Control Room.
Akindele said, “There was no loss of life recorded. However,
an 18-year-old boy identified as Innocent Ogah sustained a terrible
head injury and he has been moved to General Hospital"
Meanwhile, Akindele advised organisations to always carry out proper maintenance of masts erected by them.
“The state government would continue to carry out the
monitoring and surveillance to sanction non-compliant companies in
effort to avert incidents of this nature,” he assured.
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