2024 Saints Academy college collapse
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| Date | 12 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | ~8:30 AM (WAT) |
| Location | Busa Buji, Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Casualties | |
| 22 deaths | |
| 132 rescued[1] | |
On 12 July 2024 the Saints Academy college collapsed in the Busa Buji community in Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 22 students and trapping about 120 more.[2][1]
Structure collapses have become more common in Nigeria due to poor maintenance of structures, poorly enforced building regulations, the use of cheaper and low-quality materials, construction company negligence, and political corruption. As a result, over a dozen different structure collapses took place from 2022 to July 2024, in addition to the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Lagos that killed at least 45 people, and the collapse of a three-story building in Lagos in 2022 that killed ten people.[1][3]
Collapse
At around 8:30 AM West Africa Time on 12 July 2024,[4] the two-story concrete structure of the Saints Academy college located in the Busa Buji community collapsed while school was in session. At least 22 students were killed in the initial collapse, and about 154 students were trapped in the wreckage, many fifteen years old or less.[1] According to students rescued from the collapse, some classes were taking exams when the collapse happened, and they reported seeing dozens of injured students.[2]
