Teenager facing court trial for prank-calling Lagos Fire Service

Ololade Agboola, the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, who disclosed this development, argued that the offence was punishable under the Lagos State Fire Service law and Command and Control Centre law 2013.

According to Agboola, Solomon called the emergency line of the Fire Service on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 5:35 pm from Harmony Estate in the Ajah area of Lagos State, and reported a fire emergency within the estate, leading to the activation of emergency processes and eventual dispatch of the fire trucks from Lekki Phase II Fire service station.

“On arrival, it was discovered that there was no fire incident in the estate. Because of the frequency of such calls in the past, the Estate security helped in the investigation which led to the arrest of the notorious false caller.

“Consequently, the culprit who had been arrested is scheduled to be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction at Ogba Magistrate on the 19th of April, 2023 by 9.00am,” he added.

Addressing journalists on the matter, the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye expressed her delight in the arrest of the culprit, as she reiterated the stand of the State government on malicious false calls which are punishable under the Lagos State laws. 

Adeseyeye expressed the belief that Solomon’s arrest and consequent arraignment will serve as a deterrent for other misguided citizens who are in the habit of making false calls and misleading emergency responders.