There was panic on Monday afternoon in the Aguda area of Ogba, Lagos, after a school building housing nursery and secondary school students suddenly collapsed.
According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred around noon while students and staff were inside the building. The witness explained that the structure began showing warning signs shortly before the collapse.
Stones were reportedly falling from the building and cracks started appearing on the walls from inside, causing fear among those present. Hearing screams, the eyewitness said they quickly ran outside as others also rushed out of the building.
Shortly after everyone evacuated, the building completely collapsed.
Fortunately, no casualties were recorded as students and staff were able to escape before the structure came down.
The incident caused panic in the area as residents and passersby gathered at the scene.