Three firemen of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were attacked and injured by hoodlums on Sunday in the course of duty.
The hoodlums also damaged a fire engine of the agency during the attack on the officials.
The Acting Head of the Agency, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye who made this disclosure, expressed displeasure over the incessant attacks on fire-fighters in recent times for yet to be identified reasons.
She stated that the attack on the fire-fighters and the engine occurred after officials of the agency were prevented from attending to a fire incident at Nmani Street, Dopemu Agege, in Orile Agege LCDA, Lagos.
Adeseye informed that three firemen from a crew of four were injured and the agency’s vehicle, Agege Fire Eagle C07, damaged by the hoodlums after preventing the personnel from performing their official duties.
The Fire Service boss explained that it took the intervention of a team of policemen from Alabo Police Division, led by Supol Bako Muhammed, before normalcy was restored at the fire scene.
She stated that the injured officers were treated at Agege General Hospital, while investigations about the incident are on-going to effect the arrest of culprits and ascertain the cause of the attack.
