Six persons died as a mining pit collapsed on Tuesday at Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Gwottson Fom, Member representing Jos South Constituency in the State House of Assembly confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. “We know that these young persons died carrying out an illegal activity but it is obvious unemployment led them into doing it. Earlier, Mr Emmanuel Gyang, an eye witness and Youth Leader in the community told NAN that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. According to him, over 50 persons were inside the mining pit when it collapsed on them, while others were rescued with various degrees of injuries.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 11:26 UTC