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Over 100 pupils feared dead as school building collapses in Lagos

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By Chioma Obinagwam

Over 100 school pupils may have lost their lives following the collapse of Baden School in Lagos Island, Lagos State.

People trying to rescue victims of the collapsed building in Lagos Island, Nigeria

The school situated at Itafaji Street, near Adeniji Adele was said to have caved in around 10:20am this morning.

The cause of the collapse was yet to be ascertained but the eyewitness said emergency responders have moved to the scene and were evacuating trapped victims.

A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted our correspondent to the incident on the telephone, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the rubble so far.

“It is terrible. Parents are crying. I can’t withstand the gorry sight,” he added.

Punch also reported that the spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LSEMA) Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the collapse, adding that emergency officials were already on ground.

 

 

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