Residents of the Odo-Kekere Community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State were thrown into panic following a building collapse in a public school within the locality.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday evening after school hours, caused fear and anxiety among residents in nearby buildings who were jolted by a thunderous sound of the collapse.
Confirming the unfortunate incident, the Lagos State Government, Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), said the affected building was a classroom block located in a bungalow.
However, the Committee said in a statement on Friday that “no casualty was recorded at the building collapse. All of our students are in perfect condition.
“The State government regrets the unfortunate incident.”
Gov Orders Probe
According to the SCRPS, classified information reveals that the collapsed classroom block had already been marked for demolition in order to construct a befitting one for the school.
The statement read thus: “A classified information from the SCRPS office reveals that the classroom block had already been marked for demolition in order to construct a befitting classroom edifice that will accommodate the huge population of students in the school.
“The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has also ordered immediate relocation of the pupils to nearby schools, so as not to disrupt their academic activities.
“A team of the officials of SCRPS will be visiting the school today to have an on-the-spot assessment of the incident in order to enable the government to work out modalities to begin immediate construction of an ultra-modern classroom block that will accommodate the huge population in the school.”
Building Collapse
Available records indicates that about 10 major incidents of building collapse have been reported in the nation’s commercial capital over the last six months.
Two incidents took place in April 2025. The first being one-storey building under construction which reportedly collapsed opposite the Idi Araba Central Mosque, killing one and injuring three adults while a three-storey building housing a local restaurant also collapsed on Oremeta Street, Ojodu-Berger, leaving at least one dead and multiple people rescued.
In May 2025, a two-storey building under construction around Otta Ona Junction, near the Mobil Filling Station bus stop, Ikorodu, collapsed, resulting in three deaths and nine rescues.
Also, in July 2025, a three-storey building collapsed on Asesi Lane around Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, injuring occupants and prompting emergency rescue operations to save lives.
In September, a two-storey building collapsed on 4 Modupeola Street, Mangoro bus stop, Alimosho, with six persons reportedly rescued from the ruins.
Furthermore, another building collapse was reported on October 27, 2025; the building marked as distressed collapsed on 54 Cole Street, Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo area, leaving one body recovered while 21 injured persons were rescued by emergency workers.
