No fewer than 13 persons were reportedly killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State.
The Chairman of the LGA, Dr Joshua Riti confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos.
Riti expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, according to him, the incident occurred last Saturday.
Reports from The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that the collapsed mining site is located at the boundaries between Bassa, Jos South and Jos North LGAs.
Riti posited that seven of the deceased hailed from Bassa LGA.
“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,” he said.
According to NAN reports, most of the deceased were youths between 18 and 30 years old.
