At least 13 people have died following a mining site collapse in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident occurred last Saturday, and the deaths were confirmed by Dr. Joshua Riti, the Chairman of Bassa LGA, in a statement on Monday.
The collapsed site is located at the borders of Bassa, Jos South, and Jos North LGAs. According to Dr. Riti, seven of the victims were from Bassa LGA.