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Jos Tragedy: 17 Dead, Over 120 Trapped in Saint Academy Building Collapse
Seventeen fatalities have been confirmed, and more than 120 people are trapped after the Saint Academy building in Busa Buji, Jos, Plateau State, collapsed on July 12.
State Emergency Management Agency Executive Secretary Sunday Àbdu provided updates on the situation, saying,
“We have concluded today’s rescue operations. Casualty numbers continue to fluctuate.”
At Bingham University Teaching Hospital, there are 13 bodies and 43 individuals receiving treatment.
OLA Specialist Hospital is caring for over 40 patients, while Plateau Specialists Hospital has reported four deaths and 40 injured.
Additional casualties have been taken to Jos University Teaching Hospital, though the exact numbers are still unknown.
A viral clip has made its way online showing a police officer in Delta State shooting a suspect who had already been restrained.
It can be noted that the suspect was pleading, claiming he had been framed and deceived, and said he would lead them to the right place.
However, while he was pleading, the police officer shot him. The officer later stated that the suspect was armed with a gun.
It was later revealed that the police officer has been arrested, as it is against the law to shoot a restrained suspect.
It was reported by the Kogi State Government that 24 children were abducted from an orphanage home. It was shared that this happened on the 26th of April, Sunday, and gunmen were seen in the area that day.
The information was shared by the Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who shared this sad news and described it as unfortunate.
“We condemn in strong terms the abduction of innocent children from an orphanage, the government is working closely with security operatives to ensure their safe return,”
Ghanaian media personality Afia Schwarzenegger speaks on the xenophobia issues occurring around Africans in South Africa.
She stated that Ghana is not the same as Nigeria and shared that if such issues happen to Ghanaians in South Africa, they will speak up and not keep quiet. She added that they will react.
“Ghana is not like Nigeria and we won’t hesitate to return the stupid favour.”
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