Whitish Foamy Substance: Lagos Govt. Explains What Caused It

Yesterday, it was reported that a whitish foamy substance was seen surging through Anthony Village in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Government, has reacted to the development, explaining in a tweet what really happened.

According to Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the foamy substance was as a result of blanketing of an entire scene of an accident.

The Lagos State Fire service had noted, that the blanketing process was as a result of content leakage (Black oil), after a container fell around the area.

They noted that It was carried out to prevent a secondary incident.

The tweets read;

Situation Report: Vehicular incident around Anthony Village, Lagos.

The attention of the agency has been drawn to videos circulating concerning some streets in Anthony Village. pic.twitter.com/zjVXsXV7lq

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) July 8, 2020

Situation Report: Vehicular incident around Anthony Village, Lagos.

The attention of the agency has been drawn to videos circulating concerning some streets in Anthony Village. pic.twitter.com/zjVXsXV7lq

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) July 8, 2020

We regret the inconvenience caused by the operation and are working to prevent secondary damage and to mitigate any further environmental challenges caused by the initial spill and the clean up operation.

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) July 8, 2020

Other members of the executive at the event include the Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mrs. Folasade Jaji and the Executive Secretary of LSSTF, Abdulrazaq Balogun, among others.

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) July 8, 2020

That being said, we can confirm that no residents are trapped in their homes and plead for all affected persons to exercise patience and due caution.
We will continue to provide updates
Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu
DG/CEO LASEMA

— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) July 8, 2020