•The collapsed school building
There was panic among residents of the Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State following a building in a local public school.
The incident, which occurred yesterday evening after school hours, sent fear into residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound, reports Channels TV.
Lagos State government, Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), while confirming the collapse, said the affected building was a classroom block in a bungalow.
It, however, stated that “no casualty was recorded at the building collapse”.
“All of our students are in perfect condition. The state government regrets the unfortunate incident,” it revealed in a statement today.
Gov Orders Probe
The agency said that classified information reveals that the classroom block had already been marked for demolition to construct a befitting classroom.
It also disclosed that the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the immediate relocation of the pupils to nearby schools.
“However, a classified information from the SCRPS office reveals that the classroom block had already been marked for demolition in order to construct a befitting classroom edifice that will accommodate the huge population of students in the school.
“The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has also ordered immediate relocation of the pupils to nearby schools, so as not to disrupt their academic activities.
“A team of the officials of SCRPS will be visiting the school today to have an on-the-spot assessment of the incident in order to enable the government to work out modalities to begin immediate construction of an ultra-modern classroom block that will accommodate the huge population in the school,” it added.
