Three local miners of laterite in Mai’adua Local Government Council Area of Katsina State have died after being trapped underground while three others sustained serious injuries. It took locals about two hours before the bodies were dug out of the ground.
The men were excavating laterite when unexpectedly the debris caved in. The three men that survived were the first to be rescued.
Commenting on the unfortunate incident, Chairman of Mai’adua Local Government Council, Engineer Abba Yusuf said that the council would take precautionary measures against a re-occurrence of the incident.
He warned locals to stop mining laterite until the council comes up with new rules.
Source: THEWILLNIGERIA
SMH! Imagine if there had been more people underground. God help us.
SMH! Imagine if there had been more people underground. God help us.
Thank God they were 3 and not 33!
ReplyDeleteGod help us in this country.
I have said it b4 on this blog, that we would not be able to handle it if such things happen to us in Nigeria. God help us in this country.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to the families of the deceased.. God should just take control..
ReplyDeleteNaija at 50. We can't even pull off a quater of what the Chilean govt did for their miners
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@Shola that was cold 3 people that died have families too!!!
ReplyDeleteMAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE.... INDEED WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?!
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