Jos building collapse: NEMA donates relief materials to victims’ parents

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) donated relief materials to the parents and guardians of the victims of July 12th 2024 Saints Academy School building collapse, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Delivering the items, NEMA Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar said the relief materials were meant to provide succour to the Parents and Guardians of the victims.

Umar who was represented by NEMA’s North Central Zonal Coordinator, Eugene Nyelong said that when the incident occurred, the agency activated all critical stakeholder and search and rescue operations commenced immediately and all the trapped victims were evacuated to different hospitals.

Receiving the items on behalf of the the parents and guardians, Macben Onye, the Parents Teachers’ Association (PTA) Chairman of the school appreciated NEMA for the relief materials and noted that it would provide relief to the parents/guardians.

In his remarks, Sabiyu Mohammed, one of the beneficiaries who lost his son in the incidence thanked NEMA and admonished the people to give thanks to God in whatever situation they found themselves.

The relief materials for 41 households was basically food items and was directly distributed to the victims at the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency’s office (PLASEMA) with the following stakeholders in attendance, Red Cross, Federal Fire Service, Plateau State Emergency Agency Management (PSEMA), Nigerian Security and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Media.

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