Jos Building Collapse: Police confirm three dead, seven injured

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Plateau official says rescue operation at the scene of the building collapse will continue Tuesday.

The Plateau Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons, with seven others severely injured from the collapse of a two-storey building at Dilimi community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Mr Tyopev, a deputy superintendent of police, who did not say what caused the collapse of the building, however said that the structure, located at Butcher Line in the area, is owned by one ‘Alhaji Rufai Kabiru’. The PPRO said the injured were currently receiving treatment at the Plateau Specialist Hospital and Bingham University Teaching Hospital, respectively.

Meanwhile, Kefas Yilrwang, the acting managing director of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board , lamented on Monday that lack of equipment hampered the ongoing operation to rescue people from the building collapse.Advertisement

 

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