Benue: Students sit exams in damaged classrooms after storm hits Otukpo school

Students of Jesus College successful Otukpo, Benue State, returned for their terminal examinations connected Monday to conscionable their classrooms and schoolhouse facilities severely damaged by a windstorm.

The school’s principal, Simon Omala, said the storm, which struck connected Friday night, destroyed cardinal parts of the school, including classrooms, laboratories, and unit quarters.

“The windstorm blew down astir everything successful the school. Staff quarters, classrooms, the unit room, and the exam hall. Virtually everything was affected,” Mr Omala said.

He explained that students were not connected field erstwhile the incidental occurred but came backmost to a severely damaged environment.

“This morning, the students came to proceed their terminal examinations. They were shocked by the level of destruction,” helium said.

The school, founded successful 1954 and present tally by the Benue State Government, has implicit 400 students. At slightest 12 classrooms mislaid their ro...