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At least 13 people died following the collapse of a mining pit at the Kadauri mining site in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday.
Residents of nearby communities told journalists on Saturday that the pit caved in while miners were working underground.
They added that several others remain trapped underground while emergency responders battled frantically to salvage the situation.
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The Executive Secretary of the Zamfara State Solid Minerals Development Agency, Nasiru Bamanga, confirmed the incident.
He, however, said the initial reports of the incident were still sketchy.
He promised to brief the media when he returned from the scene of the accident.
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