Panic erupted on Sunday night after a multi-storey student hostel reportedly collapsed near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, with students said to have been inside the building at the time of the incident. Rescue efforts were reportedly ongoing as emergency responders and residents searched for those who may have been trapped.
As of the time of filing this report, authorities had not released an official casualty figure, and it remains unclear how many students were inside the building when it gave way. The incident has sparked widespread concern among students, parents and residents, with many calling for urgent intervention and stricter enforcement of building safety standards.
The collapse has triggered an outpouring of reactions on social media, with many Nigerians praying for the victims while others demanded a thorough investigation into the cause of the incident.
Some reactions below:
@Edvinng: “This is bad. I pray the students survives.”
@Iamjustified___: “No be that school way Peter Obi build be this?”
@12promaxxx: “I know a lot of them won’t make it alive.”
@muhiwah: “I wish them safety, it even happened in the night.”
@Nwa042boy: “Habaa you can never wake up seeing good news.”
@Kazimzir: “Wtf 👀👀👀”
@General_Reyy: “Omo please contact the security agent.”
@IjehDavid69416: “Omo God abeg.”
@jibilaarafat: “Omo.”
@idosky121: “Obi must say too this.”
@BiggyMaven: “Hope no one died or there wasn’t anyone who got injured??”
Authorities are yet to issue a comprehensive statement on the incident, while rescue operations and assessments are expected to continue.
