Lagos State government has expressed shock at the collapse of a classroom block at the Odokekere High School in Ikorodu, Lagos, saying no casualty was reported.
The government in an unsigned press statement by the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), distributed by the Office of the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said it “received with shock, the sad news of the bungalow classroom block which collapsed on Friday.”
The state government which expressed regrets over the unfortunate incident, stated that “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.
” We also wish to state that no casualty was recorded at the building collapse. All of our students are in perfect condition.
“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 government work out modalities, to begin immediate construction of an ultra-modern classroom block, that will accommodate the huge population in the school,” the statement added.
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