People are furious after a historic local school got bulldozed. Residents in Ibadan's Idi-Ikan area protested the demolition of Baptist Primary School, a longstanding institution in the community, claiming it strips educational access from poorer families. The protesters argued that the move, which apparently cleared the way for a different use of the land, disrupts the future of countless children.
One demonstrator, Ibrahim Agunbiade, called the act an assault on justice and communal life, demanding the immediate construction of new classrooms. He framed the loss not just as a building being torn down, but as a deliberate attack on opportunity for a vulnerable neighborhood, raising concerns about systemic marginalization. The outcry centers on the belief that destroying a school directly endangers societal progress and betrays a duty to protect public education.
One demonstrator, Ibrahim Agunbiade, called the act an assault on justice and communal life, demanding the immediate construction of new classrooms. He framed the loss not just as a building being torn down, but as a deliberate attack on opportunity for a vulnerable neighborhood, raising concerns about systemic marginalization. The outcry centers on the belief that destroying a school directly endangers societal progress and betrays a duty to protect public education.
