Wetin happen for Plateau state, e no be small matter o! At least 33 miners don die as dem suspect say na carbon-monoxide gas leak cause am. Dis wahala happen for one lead and zinc mine wey dey outside Wase town.
Witnesses talk say di tragedy occur just before sunrise as di workers dey finish dem night shift. Di gas wey dey underground don gather because of poor ventilation for di tunnels, make di miners collapse just as dem dey ready to come out.
Some of dem wey report for morning shift come discover di bodies. Over 20 other miners still manage to survive and dem rush dem go hospital sharp-sharp for treatment. Security personnel don seal off di mine as dem begin investigate wetin really happen.
This mine dey about 200 kilometers southeast of Jos, di state capital. E get as e be, government officials never even waka come check di site, and response don dey slow because of security wahala. You sabi say bandits don turn di area to their playground lately?
One miner wey wey name be Safiyanu Haruna, na him find di bodies and him talk to di BBC say di miners wey dey underground survive join dem. As di incident happen for around 6:30 AM local time, di miners just finish their morning prayers before dem go back underground.
State government come release statement say 33 miners die for one blast, but di workers wey dey there talk say no be true at all. Haruna come yan say,
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