Schools in Ogbomoso hit by rainstorm havoc - See schools affected and photos

Schools in Ogbomoso hit by rainstorm havoc – See schools affected and photos

Yinka ADETUNJI

It was an evening of havoc in Ogbomoso Oyo state as a rainfall Tuesday evening wrecked lots of havoc with many public secondary schools hit with blown roofs, collapsed classrooms walls, damaged ceilings, blown food vendors sheds, broken electric poles and so on.

“We have awaited commencement of rain but when it came on Tuesday evening it poured with fury,” a teacher in a secondary school who preferred anonymity informed ogbomosoinsightonline.com. “The school l am working in is seriously affected as are many others. It is devastating. Government needs to come to the aid of the school.”

As at the last count schools like Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, Laogun Adeoye Memorial High School, Muslim Comprehensive High School, Molete Community High School, Methodist Secondary Grammar School, Baptist Grammar School Susnsun, Ogbomoso Grammar School, Baptist Comprehensive High School, Muslim Grammar School, Ogbomoso Baptist High School, Government Technical College, Millennium Model Secondary High School are some of the schools that are seriously affected.

The affected schools have been advised to report the extents of damages to the state government through the ministry of education and to the Oyo State/National Emergency Management Agency for possible assistance.

“However, assistance doesn’t normally come and if it will it may take a long time. If schools resume now later in April that will be a serious problem, because facilities have become reduced and will affect teaching and learning. In some schools also like Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School their exam hall has partly collapsed. Ironically, it is public schools that are majorly affected, does that tell of the quality of work being done by the so-called government contractors who built some of the facilities?” A public commentator, who gave his name as Mr. Mamoru Adesina observed.