WE WERE THERE TO SAVE LIVES FRSC DENIES CONDEMNABLE INVOLVEMENT IN OJODU GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRAGEDY

The FRSC, in a statement by the Public Education Officer of the Lagos State Command, Olabisi Sonusi, on Tuesday, denied involvement in the accident, adding that seven pupils were rescued by its officials, while another seven were rescued by first responders.

The statement read in part, "An articulated track was said to have lost control at the Grammar School Bus Stop along Ogunnusi Road, Lagos, which caused the death of unverified number of students and leaving many injured.

"The men of the FRSC were called upon by passersby to help intervene after the crash happened.

"The general public should disregard the disgruntled information being circulated by some unscrupulous elements that FRSC men caused the crash. We want to place on record that our men were not in any way involved in the cause of the crash as patrol activities was not ongoing along that axis as of the time of the crash."

The Director General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, said he could not also ascertain the number of casualties.

He said, "This unfortunate incident provoked some bystanders into taking the law in to their hands by attempting to lynch policemen, LASTMA officials and other first responders at the scene, destroying vehicles and other properties.

"The attack by the miscreants led the emergency team to head back to base as the scene was insecure and unsafe for rescue and recovery operations."