Six people have died after a mining pit that collapsed on them at Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

 

Many others were injured during excavation of mineral resources from the site.

 

Spokesman of the state Police Command, Gabriel Ubah, said that several artisanal miners were on the site with over 20 people trapped in the pit that collapsed.

 

The state government commiserated with families of the deceased and described the incident as unfortunate.

 

It, directed the state Ministry of Minerals Development to investigate the circumstances that led to the tragic incident for proper action to be taken.

 

On his part, President Buhari called for greater compliance with mining best practices and urged medical personnel to give the injured victims the best attention while wishing them quick recovery.