Suicide: Lagos sets up Aquatic Respond Squad

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Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo (left) with the General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu during the stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday in Alausa, Ikeja.

Kazeem Ugbodaga

*Records 80,000 Emergency Calls Daily

The Lagos State Government says it is planning to set up a Marine Respond Squad to monitor, rescue and manage any impending disaster in the lagoon in view of rising cases of suicide attempt in the Lagoon.

The government said it was concerned over the increasing rate of suicide committed by frustrated residents in the lagoon and that the situation must be nipped in the bud.

The government also disclosed an increasing rate of emergency calls in the state, saying that the state now received 80,000 emergency calls daily through the state emergency and command and control room located in Alausa.

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