Ebonyi: Three feared dead, others injured in mining pit collapse

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A mining pit at Enyim Agalegu community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has collapsed, leaving no fewer than three persons dead and many others sustaining varying degrees of injury.

The incident, which happened on Saturday, occurred at a mining pit reportedly operated by First Patriots Limited, formerly known as Royal Salt.

Confirming the development on Sunday at the scene, the National Chairman of Enyim Agalegu Edukwu Opeke Federated Union, Oboke Chukwuma Collins, said he received a distress call at about 4 p.m. on Saturday notifying him that the pit had caved in on miners.

According to him, he immediately rushed to the site and mobilised members of the community to assist in rescue efforts. He said they worked to remove the overburden that had trapped the victims beneath the collapsed earth. Punch