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Thirty-four injured persons are being treated at the Plateau Specialist Hospital; two of them sustained spinal cord injuries.

More Than 12 Pupils Confirmed Dead As Secondary School Building Collapses In Nigeria

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It has been all tears as tragedy struck Jos the capital of Plateau state of Nigeria after a secondary school building Collapsed killing many students and injuring scores.

School activities at Saints Academy and its environs in Busa Buji, Jos North, were disrupted on Friday morning when the Secondary school building of two-storey building caved in on students and teachers.

The collapse trapped more than 70 pupils, witnesses said, transforming a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.
The collapse building trapped more than 70 pupils, witnesses said, transforming a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.

The secondary school building collapsed and trapped more than 70 pupils according to an eye witnesses, and this has transformed a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.

Thirty-four injured persons are being treated at the Plateau Specialist Hospital; two of them sustained spinal cord injuries.

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According to Mr. Daramola Ekundayo, the Principal of Saints Academy, Jos, it has been a devastating moment since the building collapsed today. And not less than 200 students were in the collapsed building.

The collapse trapped more than 70 pupils, witnesses said, transforming a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.
Emergency workers supported by volunteers, security personnel, and members of the Red Cross, are using excavators to rescue pupils still trapped under the rubble. Rescue operation is underway as security agencies and rescue operators battle with excavators to rescue students and teachers buried under the rubble.

However, Magic Fm Aba reports that panicked and desperate residents quickly rushed to the scene to provide help as screams for help rent the air. They were later joined by emergency workers to remove the rubble and rescue those trapped underneath.

Magic Fm Aba further says 12 people have been pulled out dead while dozens of others injured in the collapse have been rushed to nearby hospitals.

Some of those who have been rushed to the hospitals are in urgent need of blood transfusions as the hospitals battle to treat them.

Checks by newsmen show that 26 people are receiving treatment at Our Lady of Apostles Hospital, where some of the victims were taken.

Four bodies have also been moved to the hospital’s mortuary.

Meanwhile, the Bingham Hospital has received seven bodies and is providing medical care for 16 injured people.

Thirty-four injured persons are being treated at the Plateau Specialist Hospital; two of them sustained spinal cord injuries.

Meanwhile, rescue efforts are ongoing at the scene which is filled with the wailing of sirens from ambulances and and devastated parents eager to find out the fate of their children.

The Joint Security Task Force Operation Safe Haven has mobilized five vans and thirty more than soldiers to aid the rescue efforts.

Emergency workers supported by volunteers, security personnel, and members of the Red Cross, are using excavators to rescue pupils still trapped under the rubble.

Rescue operation is underway as security agencies and rescue operators battle with excavators to rescue students and teachers buried under the rubble.

The actual number of casualty figures is yet to be known

On the other hand, a woman lost her four kids and she died after hearing the news.

The two-storey building collapsed while the school children were writing their end of the section examination.

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Sources: Magic FM Aba

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