Four people were injured on Monday after a residential building collapsed in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident occurred following a heavy downpour that started on Sunday evening and lasted into the early hours of Monday.
According to residents, the building, located near Government College in Riyom, collapsed while the occupants were asleep.
A local resident, Dusu Judith, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jos, stating that the four injured individuals were mostly children.
Judith explained that the occupants were sleeping when the building caved in, but fortunately, no lives were lost.
However, four people were injured and are currently receiving treatment in a hospital. “The people were just sleeping in their house last night when the building caved in.
Luckily, no death was recorded but four persons were injured. Those injured are currently receiving treatment in a hospital,” Judith said.
Another resident, Bot Rwang, expressed shock over the collapse, praising the survival of the family members inside. Rwang said, “It is God that saved them because it is shocking how they escaped, looking at the structure which collapsed completely with debris on the ground.”
This incident comes amid a spate of building collapses in Plateau State. In July 2024, a tragic collapse at a school in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area, claimed the lives of 22 schoolchildren and injured 132 others. Stakeholders have attributed such incidents to poor workmanship, substandard building materials, and corruption.
