By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed all flags in the state to be flown at half mast and while all civil servants will work till noon before returning home on Friday.
Sanwo-Olu, in a series of tweets posted on Thursday, also announced the suspension of campaign activities following the unfortunate accident involving a BRT bus and a Train in Lagos on Thursday.
He said that healthcare workers from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH) have since set up an outdoor triage to meet the needs of injured passengers.
According to him, “There were 85 pax on board the bus with 6 deaths, 42 moderate injuries, 29 serious and 8 mild injuries according to the LASUTH classification scale.
“Lagos is in a state of mourning and for the next 3 days, I am suspending all campaign activities. All flags will be flown at half mast and tomorrow all civil servants will work till noon before returning home to be with their loved ones during this trying time.
“It is still a critical period for some of the patients as we continue to call for blood donations across different state government medical facilities.
“This is a call for our humanity to rise above all. I also thank LASEMA, the security agencies, staff, and students of LASUTH, ” he said.
