Eight students of Ajangbadi High School in Iba
Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Lagos went into
coma after the railing of the two-storey building in the school
collapsed.
The incident which caused pandemonium in the school
premises occurred at about 10:00 a.m. as the students were
leaning on the rail on the second floor of the building.
Vanguard gathered that the rail had shown signs of rust but
was not replaced.
Miss Rofiat Ademola, a Senior Secondary School, SSS1
student, said the rail finally gave way on Monday and injured
eight of the SSS 3, students.
According to Ademola: "We were in the classroom at about
10:00 a.m. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise.
"We rushed out to see what was happening and saw that some
SSS3 students had fallen from the second floor of the
building."
Another student, Mr. Samuel Olasunkanmi, said the rail
started showing signs of rust since last school term.
"Despite the bad state of the rail, the students still used to lean
on it before it collapsed on Monday."
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the council, Mrs.
Ramota Oseni-Adeyeri who spoke to Vanguard, said only
eight students were affected when the rail gave way.
Oseni-Adeyeri said: "The students were rushed to the Iba
LCDA Primary Health Centre, PHC, where the medical
officers gave them appropriate treatment.
"Of the eight students, only one is still in critical condition at
the moment and she was transferred to the Igando General
Hospital, Igando, for treatment."
Via: Vanguard
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