The Plateau State Government has issued an urgent appeal to citizens to donate blood to save the lives of pupils rescued from the collapsed school building in Jos.
In a statement released on Friday evening, Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Musa Ashom, urged all able-bodied individuals to come forward and donate blood at Plateau Specialists Hospital and other major government hospitals in the city.
The appeal, which is being broadcast on state-owned radio and television stations, reads: “As a result of the immense casualties from the collapse of a school building in the Busa Buji area of Jos North Local Government Area, the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communication Plateau State, Ibrahim Musa Ashoms, is appealing to the sense of humanity of members of the public to donate blood at major and government hospitals in the city.”
