A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students.
The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday while the students were writing their third term examination.
The ground floor contains mainly Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) students, while the senior students are on the top floors.
Rescue efforts were were being carried out by the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, as at the time of filing this report.
The Executive Secretary of Plateau SEMA, Mr Sunday Abdu, said the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue efforts.
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Abdu said the Jos Metropolitan Development Board, JMDB, personnel, and others, were currently at the scene with earth-moving equipment to remove the debris, and try rescuing the children.
The Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Mr Eugene Nyelong, also said that the number of casualties would be ascertained on completion of recuse operations.
Rescued victims are being rushed to different hospitals by ambulances of various organisations, including the FRSC, NEMA, Red Cross, Army, Police, and many others.
Source: NAN