Simi, while lamenting about the unfortunate incident, said the things people die for in Nigeria are “so maddening.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer and songwriter, Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi, has traced the collapse of a secondary school building in the Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State to negligence and lack of value for life by concerned authorities.
The ‘Borrow Me Your Baby’ crooner made this known while reacting to the unfortunate incident via her X handle.
TheNiche had earlier reported that Plateau State Government confirmed that 22 people died following the collapse of the school building.
The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Musa Ashoms, also revealed that a total of 132 were rescued.
“As of 6:00 pm, 154 people have been removed from the debris. Sadly, 22 individuals have died.” he said.
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He further added that the injured students and staff of the school are receiving medical treatment at various hospitals across Jos.
“Breakdown of hospital admissions and casualties shows that 39 were hospitalised at Plateau State Specialist Hospital where three deaths were dead.
“Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) Hospital had 32 hospitalised and five deaths; Bingham University Teaching Hospital: 55 hospitalised and 14 deaths.
“In Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), six were hospitalised and there was no death,” Ashoms added.
Taking to her verified social media page after the incident, Simi lamented that the things people die for in Nigeria are “so maddening.”
The singer wrote: “All those babies just gone like that because of people’s negligence.
“The worst thing about Nigeria is the lack of value for life. The things people die for are so maddening.”
