The Lagos State government on Wednesday suspended the ongoing first term examination at the Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu, formerly Ojodu Grammar School, until January 2022.

Pupils of the school took to the streets to protest the death of their mates.

An articulated truck crushed many of the pupils on their way home from school on Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of those affected.

A statement by presidential spokesman Femi Adesina reads in part: “President Buhari condoles with government and people of Lagos State and the authorities of Ojodu Grammar School over the sad and painful loss of the promising lives that were cut short in the tragic incident.

“He prays that the Almighty God will comfort the grieving parents and relations at this very difficult time, and grant the injured quick recovery.”

The exact number of those who died remains conflicting, but sources at the school said three pupils died.

The accident occurred at the Grammar School Bus Stop, Ogunnusi Road, along Ogba-Ojodu/Berger axis.

The truck driver was said to have been trying to evade arrest by Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and men of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) from Berger Division, Ikeja when he rammed into the pupils by the roadside.

Parents and guardians on Wednesday stormed the school in protest.

They demanded to take their children and wards home.

Some said the school should not have opened Wednesday.