- Saint’s Academy school located in Jos North of Plateau State collapses with many trapped inside.
- Reports has it that the students were writing their exams when a part of the building collapsed on them.
- Search for survivors have already begun, and photos and videos making rounds the internet shows the body of some of the kids who didn’t make it.
Tragedy struck in Jos Plateau State as a two-storey school building collapsed with students and teachers trapped inside.
The incident took place at Saint’s Academy located in Jos North of Plateau State.
The school, Saint Academy in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area, collapsed on Friday morning as classes were in session.
Reports indicates that a part of the building collapsed on the students while they were taking their exams.
Efforts are currently underway to search for survivors, and images and videos circulating online depict the tragic scene of some of the students who unfortunately did not survive.
As of now, the exact number of casualties and survivors remains unknown.
JayfmJos wrote:
“BREAKING:Several feared dead as two storey school building collapses in Plateau
A two storey school building in Plateau state has collapsed leaving many students and teachers trapped with many of them feared dead.
It was learnt that the school -Saint Academy located at the Busa Buji community in Jos North Local Government Area of the state collapsed on Friday morning around 830 am when many of the students and teachers were already in classes.
The news of the collapsed building jolted the community as distraught residents and parents who had their wards in the school were said to have rushed to the institution to ascertain their fate .
When Jay FM visited the school ,many of the residents were seen wailing on the ground while security men and emergency workers were busing trying to pull survivors from the rubbles”.
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