The North-Central coordinator of NEMA, Eugene Nyelong, said the initiative was part of the agency’s preparedness against floods as waste usually blocked waterways.
At about 8:30 a.m. last Friday, a two-storey building collapsed at the school in the Busa-Buji community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau.
The prosecutor said the convict was also into selling hard drugs.
The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr Danjuma expressed shock over the incident that led to the death of children writing their examinations.
The minister expressed deep sympathy over the tragic collapse of the building during school hours when classes were in session.
The minister said it is unfortunate that the issue of building collapse has once again reared its ugly head in Nigeria.
The Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday while students were writing their third-term examination.
Mr Alabo said police arrested another suspected bandit in the Bassa Local Government Area of the state and recovered some arms and ammunition.
The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday while the students were writing their third-term examination.
