A two-storey classroom building belonging to Saint Academy secondary school in Jos collapsed on Friday trapping students and teachers who were taking exams at the time.
NewMailNG gathered that the building with both Junior and Senior students collapsed around 11 a.m. at the school in the Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
When our correspondent visited the site, emergency responders, including the Road Safety, Red Cross, SEMA, NEMA, Nigerian Police and Army were all on the ground trying to rescue those trapped in the collapsed structure.
Sunday Abdu, the Executive Secretary of Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) told our correspondent in Jos that all men are on ground trying to rescue the students.
Parents were in tears rushing to know the condition of their children, but from all indications, most of the students and staff lost their lives.
Meanwhile, the state government has confirmed 22 dead and 132 hospitalised when the building of at Saint Academy Jos collapsed.
It also there were 154 fatalities and injuries after the incident.
Emergency responders are conducting search and rescue operations at the scene.
Commissioner of Information Musa Ashoms, in a statement, explained Injured students and staff are receiving medical treatment at various hospitals across Jos.
The hospital admissions and fatalities include Plateau State Specialist Hospital (PSSH) 39 hospitalised and three deaths; Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Hospital 32 hospitalised and five deaths; Bingham University Teaching Hospital 55 hospitalised and 14 deaths and Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) six hospitalised and 0 deaths.
According to Plateau state Government response, it activated emergency response protocols immediately upon notification of the incident.
