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The Executive Secretary of Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency, ZSEMA, Amb. Bala Ahmad connected Friday, confirmed the illness of mining pits trapping respective artisanal miners.
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The tragic lawsuit occurred successful Kadauri community, Maru Local Government Area of the state.
Ahmad, who gave the confirmation to newsmen successful Gusau connected Friday, however, did not springiness further accusation connected the incidental which occurred connected Thursday night.
The ES said that helium was successful a gathering with stakeholders, assuring to springiness further details connected the incidental successful owed course.
Local assemblage leaders, however, said galore artisanal miners were trapped pursuing the illness of mining pits.
They said that the mining pits collapsed aft respective hours of rainfall successful the area.
The locals said that the fig of casualties and those inactive trapped successful the mining pits were not yet known.
They, however, said those who sustained injuries were being treated astatine the Maru General Hospital.
The locals said they were battling alongside officers of the authorities to rescue survivors inactive trapped successful the illness pits.
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