The Lagos State Command and Control Center, LSCCC, says it received over fifteen million offered calls from January to November this year on its emergency toll free line 112 and 767, out of which only eleven thousand one hundred and twenty seven are emergency cases.
General Manager LSCCC, Mr Femi Kennedy-Giwa, made this known at a news conference on activities of the center in the outgoing year held at Alausa.
Mr Kennedy-Giwa described LSCCC as the center mandated to coordinate emergency and disaster response across the State, ensure the efficient deployment, tracking, and demobilisation of resources for effective incident management.
According to him, the Centre served as the hub for real-time monitoring, communication, and dispatch of emergency services across Lagos, received and managed incidents spanning medical emergencies, road accidents, fire outbreaks, security-related incidents, and other emergencies during the period under review.”
A breakdown of the data shows that medical emergencies accounted for the highest number of reported cases, with 2,192 incidents recorded within the period.
This was closely followed by road accidents, comprising broken-down vehicles and fallen or broken containers, with a total of 2,188 incidents”.
Fire-related incidents, including fire outbreaks and vehicle fires, were recorded 1,922 times, while civil disturbances, such as fights and riots, accounted for 732 incidents”.
“Robbery-related incidents, including household theft, were recorded 410 times, while infrastructure-related incidents, such as PHCN pole sparks and pipeline vandalism, were recorded 334 times”.
“In addition, the Centre recorded 57 cases of building collapse, 323 incidents of violence against persons, and 40 cases of domestic violence during the period under review”, GM LSCCC said.
He assured Lagosians of aggressive sensitization and awareness campaigns over emergency management in the coming year with warnings against hoax and nuisance calls which recorded over ten million this year.
“We will continue to do our best as Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has graciously approved many project to bring the Command and Control Center to global standards, you can see the many renovations going on at the center, this is to make the place more conducive to serve the people of Lagos more efficiently and effectively”.
As Christmas and New Year approach, Mr Kennedy-Giwa urged residents to celebrate in modesty, avoid actions that can trigger emergency and be safety conscious at times, noting that the Sanwo-olu’s administration has invested hugely to ensure safety of lives and property in Lagos.
An analysis of incidents by Local Government Areas revealed that Alimosho Local Government Area recorded the highest number of emergency incidents, with 1,507 cases, followed by Eti-Osa Local Government Area with 1,283 incidents. Ikeja Local Government Area ranked third, recording 1,169 incidents.
Other LGAs recorded the following numbers of incidents: Oshodi-Isolo with 908, Kosofe with 874, Ikorodu with 711, Surulere with 519, and Lagos Island with 495 incidents.
Furthermore, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area recorded 482 incidents, Lagos Mainland recorded 457, Ibeju-Lekki had 447, Agege recorded 379, Mushin recorded 341, Ojo had 289, Shomolu recorded 274, and Ifako-Ijaiye recorded 269 incidents.
Badagry Local Government Area recorded 237 incidents, Apapa had 189, Epe recorded 159, while Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area recorded the lowest number of incidents, with 146 cases during the period under review.
Written by Yemisi Dada