PUNCH Metro learnt that the four children were attempting to cross the flooded expressway in the area when the water swept them into the open drainage.
LASEMA, in an analysis conducted in the Lagos East senatorial district, found out that improper disposal of waste contributes in no small measure to flooding in the state.
The agency, in a statement by its Public Affairs Unit Head, Nosa Okunbor, said seven male children, aged between one and seven, were rescued by the LASEMA Response Unit.