Rainstorm wreaks havoc, destroys public schools in Oyo (Photos)

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in several public schools across the Ogbomoso geopolitical zone of Oyo State following a heavy downpour.

According to reports gathered by Very Nigerian the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when intense rainfall swept through parts of the zone, leaving significant damage in its wake.

Sources revealed that multiple schools were affected, with infrastructure and learning materials badly impacted by the storm.

The Ogbomoso zone comprises five local government areas, namely Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oriire, Surulere, and Ogo Oluwa.

Very Nigerian learnt that many public secondary schools in the zone were hit with blown roofs, collapsed classrooms walls, damaged ceilings, blown food vendors sheds and broken electric poles.

Some of the affected schools are: Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, Laogun Adeoye Memorial High School, Muslim Comprehensive High School, Molete Community High School and Methodist Secondary Grammar School.

Others are: Baptist Grammar School Susnsun, Baptist Comprehensive High School, Muslim Grammar School, Ogbomoso Baptist High School, Government Technical College and Millennium Model Secondary High School.

A teacher in one of the affected schools, who spoke on Thursday, narrated that the rain destroyed some properties in the school.

The teacher who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “We have awaited commencement of rain but when it came on Tuesday evening it poured with fury.

“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”.

A resident of Ogbomoso identified as Mamoru Adesina, who spoke on Thursday, noted that the incident may affect learning and studying in the schools when the students resume later this month.

He used the opportunity to call on the state government to do the needful before the school resumption.

“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 not tell of the quality of work being done by the so-called government contractors who built some of the facilities?” He queried.

Very Nigerian gathered that the situation in the schools remain the same as of the time of filing this report on Thursday.

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