An unfortunate incident occurred at about 11 am today. A two-story building housing Saint Academy School has collapsed in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State. It was reported that over 100 students writing their third term promotion examination are trapped in the rubble. Immediate rescue efforts were mobilized to aid the trapped students, with emergency teams, including security personnel from the Nigerian Police and Army, swiftly arriving at the scene to coordinate the rescue operations.
It is alleged that the collapse occurred due to the heavy downpour on Wednesday and Thursday, while some attribute it to the building being too close to a river.
The scene of the collapsed school building has been filled with parents and loved ones crying and well-wishers praying for their children who are students at the school.
Several casualties have been rushed to the Bingham University Teaching Hospital, popularly called Jan Kwano and OLA Hospital, for treatment.