The Public Relations Officer of the police command, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued on Saturday, said that the Chairman of the LCDA, Jumoke Ademehin and leaders of the Yoruba and Hausa communities in the area attended the meeting.

“The commissioner of police appealed to the groups to tolerate each other and embrace peace in order to promote mutual coexistence in the area.

“The two groups condemned the ugly incident and agreed to reconcile and embrace peace after the meeting.

“The commissioner of police assured the groups of creating a police post, after due consultation with the LCDA chairman in the area, to take policing to their doorsteps and cater for their security needs,” he said.

Adejobi also quoted the LCDA chairman in the statement as expressing appreciation to Odumosu for his commitment to maintenance of law and order in the state.

She assured the police boss that further efforts would be made to foster peace among the various groups in the area.

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The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure during his visit to victims of the accident at the General Hospital, Ikorodu.

It was reports that the accident occurred on Tuesday morning at Asolo area on Lagos-Ikorodu Road.

Abayomi expressed deep sympathy with the victims, assuring them of quality and adequate care at the facility.

“On behalf of Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, who is currently out of the country, I express my sympathy to the victims of this unfortunate incident.

“I assure you that the state government has taken full responsibility and set to ensure that all victims get adequate healthcare free of charge.

“I assure you that the state government will not relent in ensuring that Lagosians get quality healthcare.

“I also use this opportunity to condole with the family members of the deceased,” he said.

Abayomi said of the 53 victims that were brought to the hospital, one was brought in dead, while two others died in the hospital due to the severity of injuries they sustained.

He also explained that eight other victims were referred to other state-owned specialist facilities.

Abayomi added that five of the patients were referred to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, while three others were taken to Gbagada General Hospital for further treatment.

The commissioner commended the swift response of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), LASAMBUS, LASTMA and other first responders in the prompt rescue of the accident victims.

He said that though, the victims sustained different degrees of injuries, they were all responding well to treatment.

Abayomi, however, urged the family members of the victims to be calm and cooperate with the medical team to ensure their quick recovery.

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They said their houses were demolished in December, 2017 to pave way for the rehabilitation and expansion of roads in the Ikorodu West and Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Development Council Areas (LCDA).

They told our reporter in Ikorodu on Saturday that payment of compensation was yet to commence one year after the demolition of their property.

The landlords said they were invited on May 5 by the state government to submit documents that showed house ownership as it has approved its payment.

Mr Arogundade Jacob, one of the affected landlords, said they were invited to bring documents to facilitate the payment but they were yet to get compensation from the government.

He said he became ill as a result of the demolition of his building.

“I saw my building being demolished in my presence and I fell ill immediately, the government should please pay the compensation, as all my hopes are on the money.

“I am a pensioner and that is the house I built with my last kobo, I need the money to build small shelter for myself.

Also speaking, Mr Adegoriola Atunrase, whose four bedroom flat was demolished, said his house served as a source of income to him and now nothing remains.

He also appealed that the money be paid as the stakeholders had raised their hopes during the post demolition meetings.

“Commencing the project without compensation paid to us would subject us to untold hardship,” he said.

Another landlord, a cleric in one of the affected mosques, Imam AbdulQuadri Atinla, lamented that the demolition had rendered many landlords homeless, thereby making some landlords to sleep in the mosque.

“Even though 60 per cent of the mosque was demolished, many people still manage in the small room left in the mosque.

“We beg the Lagos State Government to give us the money this month so that we can all smile again during festive period,”he said.

A landlady, Mrs Emily Nwoke-Duko, also appealed to the government to hasten the compensation because of security reasons as her house had no door after it was demolished halfway.

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The police spokesperson in Lagos, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said in a statement that the warning became necessary following the murder of four family members at Ibeshe, Ikorodu, at the weekend.

“A murder incident was reported during the early hours of Sunday, July 30 where police operatives of the Lagos State Command responded to a distress call at Oke Ota, Ibeshe, Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

“Mobilizing to the scene, police operatives found it extremely difficult to locate the house which was situated in a thick forest where it is remotely impossible for anybody to identify a dwelling house in the area.

“Eventually arriving at the scene on foot, the house is just a room and parlour with one open window and no visible form of security.

“There, a family of five was attacked and three died on the spot while one died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

“The last member is alive and responding to treatment”, the police spokesperson said.

He urged community leaders to identify persons staying in isolated areas which are no longer safe to come and report to the police.

“This should be done in order to stop people from moving into unsecured area without proper social structures.

“The command also wishes to inform members of the public to come forward with useful information to aid the police and not resort to jungle justice as investigation is ongoing,” the statement said.

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