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The Digest:

A classroom block at Odokekere Community Junior Secondary School in Ikorodu, Lagos, collapsed on Thursday afternoon while pupils were present

Key Points:
  • A classroom collapsed at Odokekere Community Junior Secondary School in Ikorodu, Lagos.
  • The incident occurred during school hours on Thursday afternoon.
  • No pupils or staff were injured due to prompt evacuation.
  • Emergency responders from LASEMA and LASBCA cordoned off the site.
  • Local officials have ordered an investigation into the structurally defective building.
  • The collapse highlights concerns over aging public school infrastructure.
  • Social media posts noted the building is owned by the Lagos State government.
In a nation building its future, the walls meant to shelter learning should not be the very things that threaten it, a close call that echoes a deeper, unresolved lesson in public care.

Sources: X (OurFavOnlineDoc, Omoelerinjare)

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