The Plateau State government has declared three days of mourning for lives lost in the Saint Academy School building collapse on Friday where many students and teachers died.
ROtv24 earlier reported that no fewer than 22 lives were lost and injuries were sustained by several teachers and students of the school located in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state, when the school building caved in while the pupils were writing exams.
In response to the tragic loss of lives and several injuries sustained, the government ordered that all flags within the state be flown at half-mast during the three-day mourning, which starts from July 13 to July 15, in honour of the school building collapse victims.
This was made known in a statement signed by the Plateau State Commissioner for Information, Musa Ashoms, on Saturday.
Governor Caleb Mutfwang, who visited the school on Saturday, extended his heartfelt condolences to families affected by the devastating incident and urged citizens to strictly follow building codes and ethics to prevent such tragedies in future.