A tragedy occurred on Friday morning in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, when a school building at Saint Academy collapsed, resulting in the deaths of 22 students and injuries to 132 others. The devastating incident happened while students were attending classes, with the school fully occupied by over 1,000 pupils.
Survivors of the tragic incident, speaking from their hospital beds, have shared their harrowing experiences with reporters. Meanwhile, anxious parents of missing victims, including a distraught mother identified as Ada, have expressed their concerns. Ada, overwhelmed with emotion, described her desperate search for her missing children. On the day of the incident, three of her children went to school, but only one returned home. She pleaded for rescue efforts to continue, hoping to be reunited with her two missing children. She has been scouring hospitals, searching for any sign of them, and her anguish is palpable as she begs for their safe return.
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According to The Punch News on Sunday, Ada emphasized that three of her children went to school that day, but only one came back. She has been searching hospitals and urging for rescue operations to continue.
The state government has launched an investigation into the disaster, citing the school's weak structure and unsafe location near a riverbank as potential contributing factors. As a mark of respect for the victims, the government has declared a three-day mourning period.
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In her own words, she remarked, "Three of my children went to school on that day, and only one returned. I am trying to find them in the hospitals and begging that the rescue efforts continue."