The death toll of the Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin explosion which occurred on Sunday has risen to 21 as another corpse has been recovered by emergency responders combing the scene of the explosion.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed that the corpse was recovered on Thursday from the site of the explosion.
He said,
“The teams continue to carry out recovery and salvage operations at the incident site. An additional body was retrieved today bringing the total number of fatalities to 21.
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“468 people were displaced from their homes and 100 of them are now in a relief camp. Two missing. Our help desk remains manned and our personnel are available to manage enquiries and arrange transfer to the LASEMA relief camp for those who have need of shelter and food.
“We appeal for calm and urge members of the public to keep away from the scene.
“We will continue to provide updates.”
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Meanwhile, in response to the tragic explosion that occured at Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin on Sunday, the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has set up a N2 billion relief fund for victims of the explosion.
Sanwo-Olu said this during a visit with his delegation to the site of the explosion where he then announced the donation of a N250 million as capital base for the relief fund.
Sanwo-Olu sympathized with the families of the victims who lost their lives, those who sustained various degrees of injuries, and those who lost their properties.