Residents of the area said around 100 children attended the school, which was on the third floor of the building. The building was in the Ita-faji area of Lagos island, the original heart of the lagoon city before it expanded onto the mainland. Nigeria is frequently hit by building collapses, with weak enforcement of regulations and poor construction materials often used. In Lagos that same year, a five-story building still under construction collapsed, killing at least 30 people. A floating school built to withstand storms and floods was also brought down in Lagos in 2016, though nobody was reported injured.

Source: bd News24 March 13, 2019 13:30 UTC