A new extension building at the Kwara State College of Health and Technology, Offa, has reportedly suffered significant damage following a recent rainstorm, raising fresh concerns about structural integrity and oversight in the institution. The Nigeria Education News was on campus to assess the situation, and findings revealed worrying scenes of cracked ceilings, leaking roofs, and broken window panes in the barely completed facility.
The building, located at the rear section of the college’s main academic block, was said to have been under light use before the storm struck, but students confirmed that it had shown signs of poor finishing before the rainfall intensified the damage. “Even before the rain, you could see parts of the roof shaking when there’s wind. It was just a matter of time,” a student from the Environmental Health Department disclosed.
Photographs taken by The Nigeria Education News team show exposed iron rods in the roofing structure and scattered ceiling panels in some classrooms. Several doors have also been torn from their hinges. Students who once took lectures there have now been moved to overcrowded lecture rooms within older buildings, causing discomfort and scheduling conflicts.
Aside from the battered extension block, the team also observed several abandoned and deteriorating vehicles across the college premises. Most were once used as transport and logistics vehicles, but they have now become rusting shells sitting under trees, completely immobile. According to a student familiar with campus logistics, “Those vehicles have been there since I was in ND 1. Some of them have tyres deflated, others are missing engines. Nothing is being done to replace them.”
The absence of functional vehicles is especially troubling given the nature of the institution—a health training college where mobility is often needed for emergencies, outreach programmes, or swift conveyance of supplies and students during fieldwork. “How can a health college not have a single working emergency van on standby?” questioned a student union official who asked not to be named.
Speaking to The Nigeria Education News, the Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, Senator Kolawole, confirmed the situation. “We’ve raised concerns over these abandoned vehicles. The school authorities have told us that plans are underway for replacements, but we haven’t seen concrete action yet. It’s something that affects both staff and students, especially during emergencies.”
The presence of such abandoned infrastructure and vehicles across the campus points to a deeper issue of delayed maintenance culture and project follow-through. One of the old ambulances parked near the college’s medical centre had flat tyres, broken headlights, and thick vegetation growing around it—clearly unused for several years.
In the aftermath of the rainstorm damage, students are worried about their safety and the readiness of the institution to protect them from further hazards. “We can’t keep pretending nothing is wrong,” said a student from the Health Information Department. “If another storm comes, we don’t know what else could fall or collapse.”
As lectures continue amidst the chaos, both staff and students are hoping for urgent intervention from the school management and state authorities. The demand is clear: fix the damaged buildings, remove abandoned vehicles, and provide replacements that ensure the smooth functioning of a health-based institution.
While the college administration has yet to release an official statement on the rainstorm damage, The Nigeria Education News will continue monitoring the situation as developments unfold. For now, students at Kwara State College of Health and Technology are left to study under leaking roofs and rusting metal—waiting for change.
