BREAKING: Pupils Feared Dead As Lagos School Building Collapses
Many number of primary school pupils yet ascertained feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am.
According to reports, the school is on the last floor of the collapsed building.
A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who relayed the news to journalists on telephone, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the rubble so far.
He said, “It is terrible. Parents are crying. I can’t withstand the gorry sight,” he added.
Our correspondent heard cries on the background.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the collapse, adding that emergency officials were already on the ground.
According to reports, the school is on the last floor of the collapsed building.
A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who relayed the news to journalists on telephone, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the rubble so far.
He said, “It is terrible. Parents are crying. I can’t withstand the gorry sight,” he added.
Our correspondent heard cries on the background.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the collapse, adding that emergency officials were already on the ground.
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