A TWO-STOREY school building at Saint Academy, Jos, the Plateau State capital, collapsed on Friday, July 12, trapping scores of students.
The building, housing classrooms and offices, collapsed while the students were writing their third term examinations.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the ground floor contained mainly Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) students, while the senior students were on the top floors.
Rescue efforts by the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) were ongoing.
The Executive Secretary of Plateau SEMA, Mr. Sunday Abdu, said the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue efforts.
Abdu added that the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) personnel and others were at the scene with earth-moving equipment to remove the debris and try rescuing the students.
The Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Eugene Nyelong, added that the number of casualties would be ascertained on completion of recuse operations.
Rescued victims were rushed to different hospitals by ambulances of various organisations, including the FRSC, NEMA, Red Cross, Army, Police and many others.
