Metro
Miscreants attack LASEMA officials, firefighters as tanker burns on Kara Bridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A fuel-laden tanker has gone up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The fire was blazing as of 1 am on Saturday without firefighters in sight.
Many motorists travelling out of Lagos were held in traffic.
Our correspondent, who stumbled on the incident, observed that some vehicles had been trapped in the inferno.
Some motorists have also resorted to driving against traffic in order to avoid gridlock.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) in a tweet via the handle of its response unit- Call Centre and First Responders, @lasemasocial, said its officials were attacked by miscreants at the scene.
The agency wrote: “The agency responded to the incident at 0105hrs this morning according to the State emergency response plan. The joint team (agency + @LAG_FireService) was waylaid on arrival by a group of miscreants brandishing weapons and was forced to seek extra police cover from the Isheri Police Station.
“The operation commenced with the police protection until the group of assailants grew larger and caused significant damage to vehicles and threats to life of our personnel.
“The team was forced to suspend the Recovery operation for safety reasons.
“It is of note that this attack is part of a very worrisome trend of first responders being attacked in the course of their duties. Lagosians are urged to refrain from endangering the lives of emergency responders.”
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