Sanwo-Olu stated this via his social media pages, as he condoled with the parents, management, staff, and students of the school.

A trailer had on Tuesday crushed some pupils of the school. Some of the students died on the spot, while some others were injured.

Speaking on the incident, Sanwo-Olu said, “I commiserate with the parents, management, staff, and students of Ojodu Grammar school over this tragic and unfortunate death of our students, whose lives were cut short by a truck driver yesterday.The sad incident has left me devastated since yesterday. It is terrible to hear about the death of innocent children, especially in an avoidable circumstance such as what happened yesterday. As a parent, words cannot express how shattered I am about the incident. No one’s life, including those vibrant students, who were returning from where they had gone to learn for a better future, deserves to be terminated in that manner. My deepest sympathies go out to their parents and families. I pray that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. Our prayers are also with the survivors, who are receiving treatment at the hospital. We are monitoring the situation and will provide the necessary support to ensure their quick recovery.

“We have immediately ordered that the affected school be shut down till January, while investigations are ongoing. The erring driver has also been apprehended and arrested.

Peace restored after Lagos school pupils protest death of peers

“May God comfort the families of our departed children and grant them eternal rest.”

Meanwhile, the Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo, has ordered the closure of the school until January 2022

Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo, announced the closure when she visited the school on Wednesday.

A trailer had on Tuesday crushed some pupils of the school. Some of the students died on the spot, while some others were injured

The incident sparked outrage among the students and inhabitants of the area.

Early this morning, students of the school protested the death of their colleagues. Also, some parents trooped to the school on Wednesday to protest the death of the students.

They lamented that school was not immediately shut down after the incident

One of them said, “Why should the school reopen. The street is still smelling of the flesh of dead bodies. The exam should be postponed and students given automatic promotion is possible.”

While weeping, a mother lamented that “It is embarrassing that the school reopened today. How will the government do such? What do they want other mothers to be thinking of. My daughter is not in school and I have come to tell them that she must not fail. If they are heartless, I am not.

Meanwhile, the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Bolaji Oreagba, has disowned the allegation that officials of the agency were involved in the unfortunate truck accident.

Oreagba said, “From the reports we received on the incidence, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, probably because of mechanical reasons. The police are investigating the matter; the public should await their report. LASTMA does not have a traffic management duty post around the accident scene. And all patrol personnel had reported back to base for the daily parade as at the time the accident occurred leaving only those at their traffic management posts,” Oreagba noted.

In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari also extended his condolences to the Government and people of Lagos State and the authorities of Ojodu Grammar School over the sad and painful loss of the promising lives that were cut short in the tragic incident.

The President prayed that the Almighty God will comfort the grieving parents and relations at this very difficult time, and grant the injured quick recovery.

On Tuesday, a trailer suffered a brake failure and rammed into the students who were returning home. The state police command says only two students died in the incident.