Many primary school pupils were feared dead on Wednesday after a three-storey building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am. The school was said to be on the last floor.
A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the rubble so far.He added that it was terrible; parents are crying and can’t withstand the gory sight.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Kehinde Adebayo, confirmed the collapse, adding that emergency officials were already on ground.