Crime
Several feared dead as school building collapses on students in Jos
No fewer than seven people are feared dead after a two-storey school building in Plateau State collapsed, leaving many students and teachers trapped.
The school, Saint Academy, located in the Busa Buji community in Jos North Local Government Area, collapsed on Friday morning around 8:30 am, when many students and teachers were already in their classrooms.
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Five students have been rescued alive. Rescue efforts are underway, with security personnel including soldiers and police at the scene.
It was gathered that the seven lifeless bodies had been pulled from the rubble of the collapsed school building.
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