Newly Completed School Hall In Osun State Due For Commissioning On Friday Collapses

A newly completed hall built by the Osun State
government inside Ejigbo High School in Ejigbo,
Osun state has collapsed. The building collapsed
around 6am yesterday July 9th as workers were
putting finishing touches to it in order to meet up
with the Friday date for the commissioning.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Osun
state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, said the school
building collapsed following a heavy wind on
Wednesday morning. Two people were injured.
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Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, reacted to
the incident via a statement he released through
his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon.
"The Government of the State of Osun
regrets to inform members of the public
about the suspect incidence of the collapse
of the main hall of the newly completed
ultra-modern Ejigbo High School.
“Information at the disposal of the
government indicates that the main hall
which had been completed along with other
classrooms of the school came down at
about 6am Wednesday after a loud bang.
“As a responsible government, it is too
early for us to say what the exact cause of
the collapse is until we have full
investigations and advice of professionals.
“However, it must be stated here that all
necessary quality assurance tests were
carried out to ensure structural durability
and integrity of the project.
“Engineers from the Osun Ministry of Works
and engineers from the Structural
Engineering section of the Nigerian Society
of Engineers have been dispatched to the
site to establish the real cause of this
unfortunate incident.”