Narrating the incident to newsmen on Tuesday, Ijeoma Emmanuel, said it happened around midnight
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with the Government and people of Japan over the loss of lives and property following a heavy downpour that resulted in flooding and landslide.
The incident happened barely two days after two people lost their lives through similar incident in the same area
The incident occurred while the victims were excavating sand as part of communal effort to build a for a friend planning to get married.
Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, made the disclosure on Monday in Jalingo while briefing newsmen.
The victims were Malam Maharazu, 20; Ma’aruf Mohammed, 12; Kabiru Abdullahi, 8; and Haliru Mohammed, 7
“We have been telling them that the place is not only a ravine but a flood-prone area, but they refused to take our advice