22 dead, 120 still trapped in Plateau school building collapse

 Saturday, July 13, 2024 -Twenty  two persons have been confirmed dead and over 120 persons were trapped in the rubbles at the Saint Academy building that collapsed in Busa Buji community in Jos, Plateau state today July 12.

 The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, Sunday Àbdu, who confirmed the number of casualties to Punch, said,

‘’We have finished the rescue mission at least for today. We are just closing from the site. The fact remains that the casualty figures keep changing. In Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos, there are 13 dead bodies and 43 persons receiving medical attention.

In OLA Specialist Hospital, we have over 40 receiving attention. In Plateau Specialists Hospital we have four dead bodies with 40 people receiving treatment.

We also have some casualties who were evacuated to the Jos University Teaching Hospital but I don’t have the figure at the moment.”