Adebule said that rescue operations were on to ensure the safety of the trapped pupils and staff of the collapsed school.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thata three-storey building housing the Ohen Nursery/Primary School in Lagos Island, collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday.

NAN reports that some pupils and staff of the school were still trapped in the rubbles.

Adebule, however, urged the parents to remain calm and be prayerful as rescue operations had been put on top gear by the state government to ensure that not too many casualties were recorded.

We commiserate with the families of the affected pupils and staff.

We are urging parents, who are anxious to see their children and wards, to allow medical doctors and governments rescue team to do their work in rescuing and protecting the lives of the victims.

We are also assuring you that the state government will do its utmost to ensure that the best medical attention is given to those that have been rescued so far.

We are also intensifying efforts to safely rescue other pupils and staff that are still trapped, Adebule assured them.

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The deputy governor said that it was too early to give the numbers of the casualty.

She said that the state government would issue an official information on the tragic incident very soon.

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