One person have been confirmed dead and several others injured and 30 persons including site manager still trapped as mining pit collapse in Galkago community of Shiroro Local Government area of Niger State.
According to a release by the Director General Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba’Arah made available to Newsmen in Minna, the mining pit was reported to have collapsed around Monday afternoon
According to authorities, 30 persons including the site manager named Ibrahim Isyaku are still trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations have been made more difficult due to the presence of bandits within the general mining area
However, authorities have deployed excavators to the site to remove debris and rescue those trapped
Shiroro local government is blessed with Abundant Gold deposits in Niger, it is also the epicenter of banditory and terrorism activities in Niger State.
