The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday said it responded to 1,675 incidents between January 1 and December 31, 2024.

The agency’s permanent secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said 167 incidents were attended to in December 2024.

“Out of the annual total of 1,675 attended by the agency in 2024, 167 incidents were attended to in the month of December.

“This effectively brought the total figure from June 1, 2019, to December 31, 2024, to 8,117 incidents attended by the agency during the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration,” he said.

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu added that out of the 167 incidents attended to in December 2024, the road accident category ranked first with 58 vehicular crashes, while the truck and tanker category ranked second with 43 incidents.

“This comprised 29 truck and tanker accidents, 11 breakdowns, two fallen trucks and tankers and one stuck tanker incident.

“Fire disaster ranks third with 33 incidents comprising of 31 fire outbreaks, one burnt tanker and truck and one burnt car and BRT bus,” he said.

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said 17 other events comprising 15 assorted incidents, one well incident and one assault ranked fourth.

“The medical category ranks fifth with 13 assorted incidents, with one building collapse, one explosion, and one gas leakage jointly ranking sixth in position,” he said.

He said the agency did not record any case under the marine, train, or air crash category in December 2024.

“Data analysis of incidents attended per local government (LG) in the month under review reveals that Eti-Osa LG ranks highest with 23 cases attended to out of the 167 incidents recorded.

“This is followed by Ikeja LG with 22 recorded incidents, while Alimosho LG, with the largest landmass, ranks third with 21 recorded cases out of the 167 incidents attended in December 2024.

“Kosofe LG ranks fourth with 15 incidents, Mushin and Lagos Mainland LG ranks fifth, each with 12 incidents recorded,” he added.

Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said Lagos Island LG ranked seventh with 11 incidents, followed by Oshodi-Isolo with 10 incidents.

He added that Shomolu LG ranked ninth with eight incidents, trailed by Apapa with seven incidents, alongside Surulere LG ranking eleventh with six incidents recorded.

“Further, Ifako-Ijaiye LG ranks 12 with five incidents, and Amuwo-Odofin ranks 13 with three incidents recorded.

“Agege, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Epe, Ojo LG and outside Lagos rank in 14 places with two incidents each.

“Badagry and Ajeromi-Ifelodun LG did not record any emergency or disaster incidents in December 2024,” he said.

(NAN)