by Christiana Gokyo, Jos
The Plateau State Police Command has commended the efforts of sister security agencies, State Government officials, and volunteers over the help rendered to students of the St. Academy School, behind St. Murumba Jos, during the collapse of the building.
According to the Command, among the total of 154 students trapped in the school’s two-storey collapse building, 132 were rescued, while 22 deaths were recorded from the unfortunate incident.
All rescued victims are receiving treatment at Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and OLA Hospital in Plateau State, and are reportedly responding to treatment.
The Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, expressed intense grieve over the fatal incident that occurred at Saint Academy School, Jos, in the earlier hours of Friday, where the school building collapsed and trapped students being attended to by their teachers in their classrooms.
All emergency assets of the Command were deployed at the scene of the incident to assess the situation and ensure that the personnel and assets deployed to the scene were committed and effectively used to saving lives.
CP Adesina deeply commiserates with the parents and families of victims of the ugly incident and assured that adequate measures have been taken by the Police and the State Government to ensure that the rescued victims get the necessary medical attention.
He also commended the concerns, efforts and valor of other security agencies, the State Government officials and volunteers, who worked closely with the Police to rescue and convey victims to the hospital.