How 14 Were Killed in Jos Building Collapse

At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and four others injured in the collapsed three-storey building in Jos.

Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 14 persons have so far died and four others severely injured in the collapsed three-storey building at Delimi Community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau.

Nurudeen Musa, Head, Search and Rescue Operations at the North-Central office of NEMA, told journalists the three-storey building, belonging to one Rufai Kabiru, collapsed in the late hours of Monday, killing Kabiru and other people.

Musa said, “As of this afternoon, we recorded 14 deaths and four persons severely injured in the collapsed building.”

He added that the injured were currently receiving treatment at the Plateau Specialist Hospital and Bingham University Teaching Hospital.