Director-General
of LASEMA, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to the publication,
saying that the agency received a distress call from a witness.
Officials of
the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are searching for a
4-year-old child who was swept away by a flood.
The rescue
team began their search at 38 Fashola street, Papa Asafa, Orile, Agege,
Vanguard reports.
According to
the eyewitness, the incident reportedly happened around 10am during the
torrential rainfall with attendant heavy flooding.
Meanwhile,
Oke-Osanyintolu stated that a response team from the agency had been dispatched
immediately.
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