Two Children Dead As School Fence Collapse In Lagos

Two kids have died after a fence collapsed at Covenant Level Academy at Ajose Avenue, within the Amukoko space of Lagos State, on Saturday.

Naija Information discovered that the victims are a three-year-old boy, Samat Saheed and a nine-year-old woman, who’s but to be recognized.

It was gathered that the unidentified woman was strolling previous the entrance of the varsity when the fence collapsed and crushed her to loss of life.

Additionally, Saheed was stated to be enjoying across the fence of the varsity, near his mom’s store when the fence collapsed and killed him.

It was stated that the affect of the fence collapse crushed Samat’s head, killing him immediately, whereas the nine-year-old woman misplaced consciousness and reportedly died shortly after the incident.

An eyewitness, Ganiyu Ayeloja, informed Vanguard that residents had been traumatised by the incident and had knowledgeable the police concerning the growth.

Ayeloja added that the proprietor of the varsity had been arrested following the loss of life of the minors.

He stated, “The police got here round they usually arrested the proprietor of the varsity constructing. The constructing has no pillars, they simply stacked blocks. The constructing was not properly structured in any respect; there was no wiring, no pillar, and nothing to carry the constructing collectively that’s why it fell simply.

“It’s unlucky that the 2 kids had been round that space when it collapsed. One of many kids’s mother and father had a store near the varsity constructing, that was why he was there and his mother and father had been instantly alerted.

“The Oba of Ijora land was referred to as to the incident yesterday and everyone seems to be sympathising with the deceased households. Individuals from the Lagos State Constructing Management Company got here to examine the constructing this morning (Sunday).”

One other resident, Akinniyi Akinwale, who spoke with the newspaper stated the nine-year-old woman was operating errands when the tragic incident befell her.

Akinwale added that when she didn’t return residence, her mother and father began trying to find her however had been knowledgeable that the fence of the constructing claimed her life.

He stated, “The wall in entrance of the varsity simply fell on each of them. The woman who died was despatched on an errand to that avenue, so nobody knew her mother and father there however she was taken to the hospital after the incident and it wasn’t till nighttime when her mother and father began on the lookout for her that they had been knowledgeable of her loss of life.”