Three small-scale miners have reportedly died, while 11 others sustained injuries after a mining pit collapsed in Dan Kamfani, Zamfara State’s Anka Local Government area.
According to an anonymous eyewitness working in the vicinity, the incident took place at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Confirming casualties has been challenging due to the pit’s depth of 275 meters, leading to uncertainty about the exact count.
However it was gathered that all the deceased individuals hailed from the Yar Tsabaya district in Anka LGA.
“The mining collapsed a few minutes to 4 p.m. on Thursday, we don’t know the exact number of people inside the mining pit, but three dead bodies were recovered, and 11 others are seriously wounded.
“The three people who died are from the Yar Tsabaya district of Anka Local Government. Up till now, we don’t have the actual figure of the people inside, and we cannot confirm the number of people because the mining pit is about 275 metres deep.”
