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7 dead, 1 injured in Jos building collapse

The Plateau State Emergency Management (SEMA) has confirmed that at least seven people had died and one other was critically injured during Monday’s building collapse in Jos.

The two-storey building housed by Butcher Lane in Jos North Local Government Area of the state belonging to Alhaji Rufai Kabiru collapsed on Monday evening.

Meanwhile, SEMA Director of Search and Rescue, Mrs Junni Bala, who confirmed the casualty figure  on Tuesday in Jos said the figure may increase.

“That was the figure as last night. The figure may increase today because we are continuing with the search and rescue operation this morning,” she said.

But, DSP Terna Tyopev, Plateau Police Command Spokesperson, informed that the command had so far recorded three deaths and three injured persons. Tyopev said that the injured persons were rescued with various degrees of injury and had been rushed to the Plateau Specialist Hospital and Bingham University Teaching Hospitals, Jos, for treatment.

He, however, said that the casualty may increase as some people may still  be trapped in the rubbles.

“The rescue operation is ongoing and there is a likelihood that the casualty figure will increase,” he said.

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