Four killed as mining site collapses in Plateau

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A tragic mining accident has occurred in the Dura community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, where four miners lost their lives after a mining site collapsed.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened on Thursday night when the ground collapsed on four individuals working in the pit.

A resident of the community, Chuwang Davou, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH in Jos on Friday

Davou said “Yes, we have a tragic situation in Dura community. A mining site collapsed last night. I don’t know the casualty figure, but I can confirm to you that some people were inside the pit.”

Contacted, an aide to Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Artisanal Mining, Solomon Dung, provided more details on the incident.

He said, “It happened yesterday at Dura community. From what I was told, some boys were working in a mining pit, and the ground just collapsed on four of them. Punch