The collapse of a school in northern Nigeria leaves 22 students dead, officials say

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a two-story school collapsed during morning classes in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble. The Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after students, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for classes. A total of 154 students were trapped but 132 of them were rescued and were being treated for injuries, Plateau police spokesman Alfred Alabo said. Twenty-two students were killed. Rescue and health workers as well as security forces had been deployed at the scene immediately after the collapse.