Some students were reportedly trapped after a hostel building collapsed at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Anambra State, triggering panic among students.
The incident occurred on Sunday night, throwing the campus into confusion as students rushed to the scene in fear.
The development was captured in a viral video circulating on X, showing visibly shocked students reacting to the collapse.
The footage showed that while a section of the hostel collapsed, other parts of the building remained standing.
No emergency responders or rescue team were visible at the scene in the video, further heightening panic among the gathered students.
The incident has since sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many expressing sympathy for the affected students, while others raised concerns over the structural integrity and safety of school hostels in Nigeria.
“Collapsing structures are now an everyday occurrence. Emergency services are virtually nonexistent. It’s just one devastating event after another. Omo, there’s no point crying to God about these things anymore, He has already given us everything we need to solve them.“ @Ugoo_steve
“See as all of den stand dey analyze nonsense dey form Albert Einstein, big fools no sense of emergency at all, una no see 911 or fire department call? Nigerians are cursed big time.” @El_Patr0n2
“Student is suffering in this country my coursemate that graduated with me lost everything thing that belong to her cause of this.” @agbanaborfs
“Oh my God, i pray they are safe and alive. So many troubling things are going on in this country.“ @Dawngabriels
“There must have been signs that the authorities ignored overtime… Hope they are safe.” @banji_Henrietta
“Instead of recording why not help them.” @valentina9azlt
“Students trap inside after hostel collapse for Oko Polytechnic, this building failure matter no dey end for Nigeria.” @Derah_Snr
“No rescue team on ground, Nigeria is just backward.” @DivineJack10
As of the time of filing this report, the management of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, had yet to issue an official statement on the incident, and the number of casualties or those trapped remain unclear.