After a tour around the stadium, Dare gave the closure order to avert further unforeseen circumstances.

Following the collapse of a floodlight mast at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria's Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Saturday announced a temporal closure of the edifice.

Dare made this known in a statement after inspecting the collapsed floodlight mast.

Dare tour Surulere Stadium

A massive downpour in the Surulere area of Lagos on Wednesday had led to one of the floodlights poles at the National Stadium, collapsing. No injuries nor casualties were recorded as there was neither vehicular nor human traffic at the time of the incident, according to eyewitnesses.

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Source: Pulse Sports