Eight Senior Secondary School, SSS 3, females students of the Government Secondary School (GSS) Nyanya, Abuja were critically injured when a section of the balcony of one of the storey buildings collapsed today.
Some staff and students of the school who pleaded anonimity said the incident occurred around 8 am when the students were moving into the classrooms.
The injured students mostly with broken limbs were taken to Nyanya General Hospital by the Principal of the school, Mrs. Ngozi Eze and other management staff of the school.
One of the injured had a broken neck and another was seen with serious injury to her mouth was said to have fallen head down lost about half her teeth.
One of the SSS 3 students who survived the disaster and pleading not to be named said the collapse was so sudden than it was only the male students that retreated, while the female student were paralysed with shock and could not move before the balcony gave way.
"Two of my class mates (males) jumped down but were unhurt but eight girls came down with the balcony and we saw blood all over them before they were taken to Nyanya General Hospital," he said.
The Nurse in charge of treating the students was heard discussing with a male doctor on how to refer some of the injured to the Maitama General Hospital for surgical operation.
The school authorities have been uncooperative with giving information.
The school authorities have been uncooperative with giving information.
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A section of the balcony of one of the storey buildings of GSS Nyanya collapsed with eight students, all females involved with various degrees of injuries, including broken limbs.
A student said to have fallen head down lost about half her teeth.
Some of the students are said to have been transferred to the Maitama General Hospital.
The school authorities have been uncooperative with giving information.
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