.‘Fire incidents claimed 82 lives, destroyed N25b property in state last year’Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro , who disclosed this, yesterday, during the pre-Justice sector reform summit briefing, said that the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration is focused on ensuring that investment-friendly laws are enacted.
Meanwhile, the state government, yesterday, said that 82 lives were lost and property worth N25.37 billion got damaged during fire incidents in the state last year. “Despite the challenges, the agency successfully rescued 376 victims, preserving an estimated property worth of N152.22 billion, albeit with a regrettable loss of 82 casualties and N25.37 billion property damage.
Similarly, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Dr Afolabi Tajudeen, said that about N1 billion was disbursed to 1,681 vulnerable residents that asked for financial assistance under the Sanwo-Olu Listens programme.