Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered investigation into the collapse building inside a public primary school at Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State
The Lagos State Government, Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), made this known in a statement on Friday
There has been panic among residents of the Community in the Ikorodu area of the State, following the building collapse in the local public school.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday evening after school hours, sent fear into residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound.
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, saying
“no casualty was recorded at the building collapse”.
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, Mr. 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.
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