A mining site that collapsed in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State has claimed the lives of 13 persons, Edum News reports.
The collapsed mining site is said to be located at the boundaries between Bassa, Jos South and Jos North LGAs.
The tragedy was confirmed by the Chairman of the LGA, Joshua Riti, while speaking to Newsmen on Tuesday.
According to Riti, the mining site collapsed on Saturday with the deceased who were working inside of it.
Expressing sadness over the deaths recorded, the LGA Chairman revealed that seven of the deceased are from Bassa LGA while the others are from different LGAs in the state.
Riti also revealed that investigations are ongoing to ascertain the cause of the sudden collapse.
He also lamented the fact that the deceased who are all youths between the ages of 18 to 30 met with their untimely death when they were working hard to fend for themselves and their families.
He further prayed for the repose of the souls of the dead and that God would give their families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the tragedy.
Riti said, “This is an unfortunate incident, these young people were only out in search of a means of livelihood. 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.”
