At least 13 persons have been reported dead after a mining site collapsed in Bassa LGA of Plateau.
Joshua Riti, chairman of the LGA, said the incident occurred on November 10. He added that seven of the deceased hail from Bassa LGA.
The collapsed mining site is conterminous with Jos south and Jos north LGAs.
“This is an unfortunate incident. These young people were only out in search of a means of livelihood,” NAN quoted Riti as saying.
“They went out to put their energies to good use to sustain and meet up with the current economic hardship in the country but met their untimely death.
“I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy.”
Majority of the victims were said to be aged 18-30.
Mining accidents are becoming a recurring decimal in resource-rich Nigeria.
In June, a mining site collapsed in Niger state following a downpour. Seven persons were eventually rescued.
In January, two people were killed and 77 injured in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, due to the activities of “illegal miners”.
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