Two children died when the school fence collapsed upon them.

The children, comprising a 3-year-old boy named Samat Saheed and an unnamed 9-year-old girl, were in front of Covenant Point Academy at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State, when the fence collapsed.

Samat, who was playing nearby the school, which is near his mother's shop instantly died as his head sustained most of the damage.

The girl on the other hand was just passing in front of the school when the fence collapsed and she lost consciousness. She died shortly after.

The school's owner has been taken into custody.

"The police came around and they arrested the owner of the school building. The building has no pillars, they just stacked blocks. The building was not well structured at all; there was no wiring, no pillar, and nothing to hold the building together that's why it fell easily," a resident told Punch.

On Sunday, September 11, officials from Lagos State Building Control Agency visited the region to inspect the building.

What a calamity

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