Plane crash simulation in Lagos causes panic (Photo)

Rumours of a plane crash spread around Lagos today as panicky residents said they saw a plane going down around Oworonshoki area. I even saw the news trending on twitter about this plane that supposedly went down.

However, the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Michael Akindele, debunked the rumour of the plane crash, saying it was just simulation being carried out to ascertain preparedness of emergency agencies in case of a plane crash.



“As part of emergency preparedness of the National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other stakeholders in Lagos State, a simulation exercise was today conducted on plane crash in Oworoshoki area of Lagos State, SouthWest Nigeria,” he said.

Akindele said the exercise was to assess the level of preparedness and identify gaps of emergency responders in case of a plane crash or related emergency in the state.

He explained to PM News that the exercise would also help to assist in the areas such as coordination, response time, capacity building and the use of equipment and personnel during emergencies/disaster.

Agencies involved in the exercise were NEMA, LASEMA, LASAMBUS, LASTMA, Lagos State Fire Service; Lagos State Waterways Authority.

Other agencies are NAMA, NIMASA, Nigeria Police, RRS, NSCDC, FRSC, Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Navy, and the local divers.