Ogbomoso school destruction reported as heavy rain damages classrooms, roofs and facilities across multiple public schools in Oyo State

Heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening has caused extensive Ogbomoso school destruction, leaving several public secondary schools across the Ogbomoso geopolitical zone in Oyo State with damaged infrastructure and properties worth millions of naira destroyed.

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Reports indicate that the downpour affected multiple local government areas in the zone, including Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oriire, Surulere and Ogo Oluwa, with widespread structural damage recorded in numerous schools.

Affected facilities include blown-off roofs, collapsed classroom walls, damaged ceilings, destroyed food vendor sheds and broken electric poles.

Schools impacted include Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, Laogun Adeoye Memorial High School, Muslim Comprehensive High School, Molete Community High School and Methodist Secondary Grammar School, among others.

Additional institutions reported to have suffered damage are Baptist Grammar School Susnsun, Baptist Comprehensive High School, Muslim Grammar School, Ogbomoso Baptist High School, Government Technical College and Millennium Model Secondary High School.

A teacher from one of the affected schools described the incident as devastating, noting that the intensity of the rainfall overwhelmed several structures.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the teacher said the school had been severely impacted alongside many others in the area.

The teacher explained that the rain, though expected, came with unexpected force, leading to widespread destruction of school property.

The situation, according to the teacher, requires urgent government intervention to restore damaged facilities before academic activities resume.

A resident of Ogbomoso, Mamoru Adesina, also expressed concern over the extent of the damage and its potential effect on education in the area.

Adesina noted that the destruction may disrupt learning when students return later in the month.

He further urged the Oyo State Government to take immediate steps to address the situation, warning that delays in intervention could worsen the condition of already compromised facilities.

He highlighted that some schools, including Emmanuel Agboola Baptist Grammar School, recorded partial collapse of examination halls.

Adesina also raised concerns about the quality of construction work in public schools, questioning the durability of facilities that failed under severe weather conditions.

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The incident has renewed calls for improved infrastructure maintenance and stronger resilience planning for public educational facilities across the state, particularly as communities brace for continued rainfall in the coming weeks.