Mudslide kills newly wed in Lagos

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The victim being carried by LASEMA officials

A mudslide collapsed on shanties at Agindingbi area of Lagos on Tuesday killing a 16-year old girl who just wedded 10 days ago.

Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye told PM News that the mudslide collapsed on shanties in the area and that the victim, Mrs Faisa Muhammed just married ten days ago before the mudslide incident.

He said Muhammed, about 16 years old lived with her newly wedded husband and her mother in one of the shanties in the area.

The collapsed shanties after the mudslide fell on them

The collapsed shanties after the mudslide fell on them

Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare has ordered squatters living in the shanties around Amara-Olu community to vacate the area immediately.

Adejare, who was at the scene of the tragedy said government could no longer condone lawlessness and would not watch while people kept on…

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