Lohana Academy perimeter wall has collapsed, killing at least 6 street children, injuring two others.
Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says that the wall collapsed during a heavy downpour at around 2 a.m., killing six street children on spot. The two others are currently hospitalized in Mulago Hospital.
Owoyesigyire said the children were resting in a channel adjacent to the school. The Police rescue team is still clearing debris to ascertain the exact number of children that were covered by the wall.
A survivor of the incident who identified himself as John said that they were struggling to find clothing to cover themselves during the rain, when the tragedy occurred. He says that all children who were asleep at the time died.
“We had come to sleep. We laid sacks to sleep on. I was tried to grab their sacks but they wanted to beat me and I went to Han’s Pub where I picked a box and slept. I was told by women that my colleagues had been killed by the wall,” John said.
This is not the first time a wall collapses during a downpour .
Just last month, a perimeter wall collapsed in Seguku, on the house of Sheikh Adinan Mujiraneza killing some of the members of his family, including his wife and three kids, during a Sunday morning heavy downpour.
Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed the 5am incident identifying the deceased as Aisha Nassali Adinan, Prosper Adinan, Promise Adinan, Huzaifa Muzanganda and Umaria Adinan.
He said at the time of the accident, Sheikh Adinan had gone to the mosque for morning prayers.
