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Kwara Fire Service Saves N17b Property In Three Months
Property worth over N17 Billion Naira have been saved by Kwara State Fire Service from inferno between June and September 2024.
The State Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Engr Abdulquawiy Olododo disclosed this at the inter-ministerial press briefing held in Ilorin.
Engr Abdulquawiy Olododo said that property worth N817million naira was lost to fire incidents within the period in some parts of the state.
The Commissioner, represented by the Director, Civil Engineering, Engr Moshood Akanbi, explained that many lives were saved by the personnel of the Fire Service during the period, with one life lost.
In a remark, at the press briefing, the State Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bolanle Olukoju, declared that her ministry through the interface with the media intended to keep the citizens informed about activities of government on regular basis.
Mrs Olukoju noted that the state government would continue to entrench a culture of transparency and accountability in governance, adding that debt profile of the state is going down.
Also, in an address the State Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge, said that about 100 persons have been arraigned before designated courts for violating environmental laws.
Hajia Nafisat Buge advised people residing near river banks to relocate to upland to avoid harsh effects of climatic change.
Reporting: Abdullahi Ahmed
