As the
Yuletide activities kicks off nationwide, Lagos State Government, through the
state Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has urged parents and guardians to
warn their children and wards to desist from the use of fireworks, popularly
called “banger,”
even as it warned sellers against the sale of the items.
General
Manager LASEMA, Mr. Michael Akindele who gave the warning yesterday, in his
Alausa office, said that a special team consisting of the agency, the police
and other security operatives have been mobilized to apprehend offenders within
the ambit of the law for prosecution.
He
warned dealers and end users of fireworks to steer clear of the state because
of the potential hazard of the item to the people and the environment.
Akindele
reiterated the earlier ban on the use of the device by Lagos State Police
Commissioner in order to further ensure safety of lives and properties in the
state.
He
recalled the ordeal of December 26, 2012 Jankara fire outbreak caused by the
storage of fireworks in some of the shops leading to loss of lives and
properties worth millions of naira.
Akindele
noted that the noise created by fireworks and the large amounts of debris and
fallout left over after shooting may also cause health hazards and
environmental nuisance which could degenerate to disaster under certain
conditions and inimical to health of the communities and neighborhoods where
the users live.
“The
careless use of fireworks may be dangerous to the users as they stand the risks
of sustaining burns and wounds as well as harming bystanders or cause fire
outbreak when thrown on inflammable materials, in this period of fuel scarcity
and potential storage of it in homes and other public places,” he said
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