According to one of the senior teachers in the school, Mrs. Emelda Nwadike, the mysterious fire completely razed the administrative building of the school and destroyed all vital documents that were kept in the principal’s office since the inception of the school, more than 50 years ago.
Nwadike who spoke amidst tears, lamented that, “we are really helpless. Right now the teachers are stranded with no place to stay while the remaining buildings are so dilapidated that it will be suicidal to ask any student to go there and study”.
Also destroyed by the inferno were the school laboratory and library with all the books and computers.
The school apart from being the only school in the community has suffered years of neglect and abandonment before the recent fire outbreak.
Speaking after a tour of the school that has been reduced to ruins, the traditional ruler of the community, Eze Edwin Azike, described the incident as a painful loss that would send the community backwards if the government did not intervene and rebuild the destroyed buildings and properties before the next resumption date.
The traditional ruler who condemned the incident in strong terms, appealed to Governor Rochas Okorocha, “to demonstrate to the world that his love for education is not a fluke,” lamenting that the loss was beyond what the community could bear.
Also speaking, President of the Onward Brothers, Atta a socio-cultural group, Chief Christian Ohaga, noted that, “apart from rebuilding the destroyed buildings, the state government needs to upgrade the school to a tertiary status.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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