Over 170 pupils of Numba Koro Primary School in Maje, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State have been attending classes in a severely dilapidated structure with collapsed roofs, broken windows, and weak walls for more than six years.
According to Tracka, BudgIt’s public expenditure tracking platform, the condition of the school poses a grave danger to the lives of pupils who study daily under the crumbling building.
The group revealed that many pupils have stopped attending classes due to the unsafe environment, while those who remain are forced to sit on bare floors, learning under the constant fear of the building collapsing.
“Over 170 pupils learn under this building with collapsed roofs, broken windows, and weak walls for over six years,” Tracka said in a statement addressed to Niger State Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, the Suleja Local Government Chairman, and other federal lawmakers representing the area.
“Imagine children going to school with the fear that their school building might collapse on them anytime,” it added.
Tracka lamented that government neglect has worsened the plight of the pupils and called for urgent intervention to avert disaster and ensure a safe learning environment.
“We implore the Niger State Government to immediately construct and equip new classrooms so that the children of Numba Koro can access the quality education they deserve,” the organisation appealed.
Meanwhile, Tracka also raised similar concerns over the Tufa Central Primary School in Gurara Local Government Area, where over 230 pupils study in another dangerously deteriorating building that has remained unattended for more than a decade.
The organisation described both situations as “a ticking time bomb”, urging authorities to act swiftly to protect the lives and future of Niger State’s children.