Four students from Government Girls Science and Technical College in Potiskum, Yobe State, who were hospitalized after parts of a classroom building fell on Thursday, have been discharged.
Chronicle NG gathered that only one student, Fatima Adamu, remained under medical care, receiving treatment for spinal shock.
Nurses on duty told our correspondent that Adamu was recuperating steadily, with little trauma from the catastrophe that claimed the life of a classmate and a close friend.
Adamu’s family members, including her mother and sisters, who were present at the hospital during the visit, thanked the hospital administration and school officials for their attention and support for her.
It was gathered that the classroom collapsed on Thursday when students were assembled for a career guidance lecture by a visiting alumni team from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Speaking with our correspondent, the school principal, Adama Abdulkarim, disclosed that the collapsed classrooms were an old structure renovated between 2009 and 2012.
“The students were waiting to be addressed by the ABU Alumni team when the building suddenly collapsed,” he said.
The principal also mentioned that some classroom buildings were in a state of disrepair due to their age, with a few renovated by the Bank of Industry and National Information Technology Development Agency in 2022.
