A 14-year-old student, Timothy Amosun, has died after a rainstorm destroyed Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School in Ilase, Ogun State.
The Ogun State government confirmed the incident on Wednesday in a statement by Mr. Lekan Adeniran, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun.
According to the statement, five other students, two teachers, a food vendor, and her seven-month-old child sustained injuries when the school building collapsed during the storm in Ipokia Local Government Area.
Governor Abiodun described the incident as a painful tragedy and expressed condolences to the affected families and the community.
“We pray God grants the family of the deceased the strength to endure this irreplaceable loss,” he said.
The governor assured that the state government would cover the medical expenses of the injured and directed that those in critical condition be transferred to specialist hospitals for better care.
Abiodun also instructed the Commissioner for Education to visit the victims’ families and assess the school’s damage to facilitate its reconstruction.
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