A secondary school named, Saints Academy building has collapsed in Plateau States killing at least 17 persons and leaving over 100 others injured.
Witnesses say, the collapse happened when the school’s two-story building caved in on students and their teachers, trapping more than 70 pupils, and transforming a peaceful educational environment into a scene of chaos.
Panicked and desperate residents quickly descended on the scene to provide help as screams for help rent the air. They were joined by emergency workers to battle the rubble to rescue those trapped underneath.
So far, 17 people have been pulled out dead while dozens of others injured in the collapse have been rushed to nearby hospitals.
Some of those who have been rushed to the hospitals are in urgent need of blood transfusions as the hospitals battle to treat them.
Meanwhile, rescue operation is underway as security agencies and rescue operators battle with excavators to rescue students and teachers buried under the rubble.
The Joint Security Task Force Operation Safe Haven has mobilised five vans and thirty soldiers to support the rescue efforts.
Emergency workers, supported by volunteers, security personnel, and members of the Red Cross, are using excavators to rescue pupils still trapped under the rubble.
The exact number of casualty is still yet to be ascertained
