A two-storey building housing Saints Academy School located in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State collapsed on Friday morning, leaving many injured.
It was gathered that the building collapsed on Friday morning around 8:30 am when many of the students and teachers were already in classes.
Rescue operation is ongoing, with security agencies and rescue operators battling with excavators to rescue students and teachers buried under the rubble.
The executive secretary of Plateau SEMA, Sunday Abdu, told journalists that the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue efforts.
Abdu said the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) personnel and others were at the scene with earth-moving equipment to remove the debris and try rescuing the children.
The zonal coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Eugene Nyelong, also said the number of casualties would be ascertained on completion of rescue operations.
The incident has thrown the community into mourning as parents and guardians rushed to the school to ascertain the fate of their children and wards.