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Rainstorm kills 14-year-old student, destroys school in Ogun

A 14-year-old boy in Junior Secondary School 3, Timothy Amosun, has died after a rainstorm destroyed Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School in the Ilase area of Ogun State.

The Ogun State Government confirmed the incident on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

It was gathered that five other students, two teachers, a food vendor, and her seven-month-old child sustained injuries during the incident.

The government, in a statement by Lekan Adeniran, the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, sympathised with the victims of the rainstorm, which caused the collapse of the school building in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state.

Adeniran quoted Abiodun as describing the incident as a rude shock and a painful tragedy for the affected families and the community.

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“We pray God grants the family of the deceased the strength to endure this irreplaceable loss,” the governor said.

He assured the public that the state government would cover the medical expenses of those injured in the rainstorm.

Abiodun also directed that victims in critical condition be transferred to specialist hospitals within and outside Ogun State for comprehensive medical care.

Abiodun equally directed the Ogun State Commissioner for Education to visit the victims’ families and assess the damage to facilitate the school’s reconstruction.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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