A four-storey school building in the Ogba area of Lagos State collapsed on Monday, with students and teachers narrowly avoiding what residents described as a potential tragedy.
The structure, which housed Yemco Schools, is situated on Adu Street behind County Hospital in Ogba.
Eyewitnesses said the building had displayed visible signs of structural distress earlier in the day, prompting authorities and school officials to swiftly evacuate everyone from the premises.
Shortly after the evacuation was completed, the building reportedly collapsed.
Videos shared on social media captured the moment the structure came crashing down while bystanders watched from a safe distance.
According to witnesses, the incident occurred only minutes after students and teachers had been hurriedly moved out of the building.
Residents said the prompt evacuation prevented what could have resulted in significant casualties.
Part of the property used for residential purposes remained standing beside the collapsed section, while the part used by the school was completely destroyed.
Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service later arrived at the scene and secured the area, restricting access while emergency responders assessed the situation.
Building collapse cases
The incident adds to a growing number of building collapse cases recorded in Lagos in recent years.
It comes about a month after another building collapse occurred at a public school in the Odo-Kekere community in the Ikorodu area of the state.
Authorities have documented several similar incidents across the state in recent years.
In April 2026, at least five people died when a three-storey building on Oremeta Street in the Ojodu-Berger area collapsed around 8 a.m.
The structure, which housed a local restaurant, left an unspecified number of people trapped beneath the rubble.
In May of the same year, one person was confirmed dead while three others sustained injuries after a one-storey building under construction collapsed in the Mushin area of the state.
Another two-storey building under construction also collapsed at Otta Ona Junction near the Mobil Filling Station bus stop in Ikorodu, killing three people and injuring several others.
Earlier incidents include a September collapse of a two-storey building on Modupeola Street in Mangoro, Alimosho, where six people were rescued alive.
In October, emergency responders recovered one body and rescued 21 others after another two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos.
As of the time of filing this report, the state government had yet to announce the cause of the latest collapse in Ogba.