The innovative Makoko floating school at Onike, Iwaya in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday collapsed after a heavy rain. The collapse,came after hours of torrential rains that hit various parts of Lagos, including Makoko, a lagoon community, whose inhabitants live on water in floating shanties.
Details of how the three-storey building, which was meant to serve the residents, whose only source of education is a small nursery and primary school, the Whayinna Nursery and Primary school, collapsed were still sketchy as of the time of writing this report but eyewitnesses say there were casualties involved.