Tragedy struck in Jos as a school building collapsed on students taking their exams at Saint’s Academy, located in Jos North, Plateau State.
Reports indicate that the students were in the midst of their exams when part of the building unexpectedly collapsed on them.
Search efforts for survivors have already begun, with photos and videos circulating online showing the bodies of some children who did not survive.
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As of now, the death toll and the number of survivors remain uncertain.
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 rubble.”
See photos and videos below;