A school in Busa Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has collapsed.
Many students are currently trapped.
According to witnesses, the building housing Saint Academy caved in around 11 am, on Friday, leaving students who were writing exams trapped.
Rescue operations are ongoing, and security personnel, including soldiers and police, have arrived at the scene.
The collapse trapped more than 70 pupils, witnesses said, transforming a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.
So far, 12 people have been pulled out dead while dozens of others injured in the collapse have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Channels TV reported that 26 people are receiving treatment at one of the hospitals, Our Lady of Apostles Hospital, where some of the victims were taken.
Four bodies have also been moved to the hospital’s mortuary.
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.
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