Three persons were killed while one sustained injuries when a mining pit collapsed at Bazakwoi, a village in Adnun community of Niger State.
Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed this.
Baba-Arah said: “The agency received a report of a mining pit collapse at Bazakwoi of Adnun community.
“The incident occurred on Thursday.
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“It involved local miners who were said to be carrying out mining activities illegally.
“Three persons were confirmed dead while one person was rescued alive with injuries.”
Baba-Arah added, however, that no one was trapped in the pit.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident is coming barely one week after a mining pit collapsed in Galkogo community, killing one person and trapping 14 persons who are still in the pit.
