Synagogue Did Not Allow To Us Save Lives — NEMA
The National Emergency management Agency, NEMA, has revealed that the Synagogue of Nations Church stopped them from doing their job.
This was revealed by the spokesperson of the agency, Ibrahim Familoye, who talked to PREMIUM TIMES last night, September 12.
The two storey building was being remodeled with extra three floors being added.
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The agency confirmed that 16 were dead and about 20 others injured.
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NEMA said:“The church members attacked us. First responders ran away for their own safety. I don’t know what they’re hiding, they said they are capable of handling the situation but they doing a shoddy job of it. People are still trapped in the rubble.
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“If we were allowed to work we would have worked all night but the safety of the emergency responders comes first. If they can attack us in the day, there is no knowing what they would do at night.”
According to TheNation, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, Friday Adeboayo, had revealed the exact number of dead was to be specified, adding that rescue operations to evacuate the injured persons would go on.
At the same time, Punch put the number of the deceased to 50.
Below, see the full photo report from the scene of Friday's tragedy.
Photo credit: SaharaReporters
May the souls of the victims rest in peace.
Source: Legit.ng
