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  • JUST IN: One dead, 30 trapped in mining site

    JUST IN: One dead, 30 trapped in mining site

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    Yetunde Ogunmola
    in

      The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the deaths of 31 individuals, including a miner and site manager Alhaji Ibrahim Ishaku, following a mining pit collapse in Galkogo, Shiroro local government area. The collapse occurred on Monday. NSEMA reported that six people were rescued with serious injuries. According to a statement by…