The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of Saint Academy, Busa Buji, in Jos North LGA of the state.
Mutfwang also ordered the arrest of artisanal miners mining around residential areas in the state.
Mutfwang gave the order while visiting the scene of the incident.
“I’m ordering the closure of Saint Academy with immediate effect.
“And I’m also ordering security agencies to arrest any artisanal miners mining in residential areas across the state.”
While commiserating with the families of the victims of the incident, the governor promised that the government will bear the cost of the treatment of those injured.
Recall that on Friday (yesterday) a two-storey building collapsed in the aforementioned school, claiming the lives of over 20 people, among them students and teachers, while leaving several others with various degrees of injuries.
The State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, had confirmed the death of 22 people and 132 rescued, among whom are receiving treatment in some tertiary health facilities in the state capital.
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