Scores of Pupils Die, Many Trapped As Building Collapses In Lagos

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Pandemonium broke out at Itafaaji, Lagos Island, today, as a school reportedly located on a multi-floor building collapsed killing scores of pupil and having others still trapped under the rubble.

The pupils were said to be in their classrooms when the building suddenly caved in and buried them underneath.
Already, many of the pupils who were rescued have been rushed to the Marina General Hospital. As expected, parents have stormed the school in search for their children.

Personnel from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and that of the Lagos State Fire and Emergency Services were already on ground to rescue the over 100 pupils, who were said to be still trapped.

P.M.EXPRESS also gathered that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) led by ACP Tunji Disu are on ground to maintain law An eyewitness told our correspondent that the collapse was said to may have been as a result of a dredging that happened within the area that affected the building and others.

…. Details later