Nine miners have died after floodwater submerged a mining pit at Zurfi Mining Company in Nahuta Village, Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that the incident occurred after heavy rainfall flooded Pit Three, where contract workers were operating.
According to the police, one of the miners was electrocuted during the incident and taken to General Hospital Kashere in neighbouring Gombe State, where he was confirmed dead.
Police officers and rescue personnel later evacuated water from the pit using three water pump generators. Eight other miners were subsequently recovered from the flooded pit and taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
The deceased were identified as Hamidu Ali, Saidu Abubakar, Olije Abdulrazak, Musa Abdullahi, Abdulrahman Mu’azu, Jafar Abbas, Jose Ukese and Haruna Alkali.
The victims were aged between 23 and 40 years and were from Bauchi, Nasarawa, Kogi and Kebbi states.
The police said the bodies were released to their relatives after medical examination for burial according to their respective religious rites. Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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