JUST IN: School building collapses in Jos, many students feared dead

A two-storey school building in Busa Buji village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has collapsed leaving many students and teachers trapped with many of them feared dead.

It was learnt that the school, Saint Academy, collapsed on Friday morning around 8:30 am when many of the students and teachers were already in classes.

The news of the collapsed building jolted the community as distraught residents and parents who had their wards in the school were said to have rushed to the institution to ascertain their fate.

The number of casualties has not been ascertained as rescue operations are ongoing.

Many of the residents were seen wailing while security men and emergency workers were busy trying to pull survivors from the rubble.