A man, identified only as Aare, has reportedly lost his life after the wall of a dilapidated school classroom collapsed on him while working.
The incident happened in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the deceased got a contract from the school to pull down the dilapidated two-classroom building of the Local Authority Primary School, in the community.
According to a source, the deceased started pulling down the building some days earlier but was unlucky on the fateful day when the wall collapsed on him. He was said to have died instantly.
The source added that, “His corpse has been deposited at the morgue of the State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa.”
When contacted, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident saying investigations had commenced into the matter.
“We have commenced investigations into the incident,” the PPRO stated.
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