No fewer than 13 persons have been killed in a collapsed mining site in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau.
Dr Joshua Riti, the Chairman of the LGA, confirmed this to newsmen in Jos.
Riti, who expressed sadness over the number of deaths recorded, said that the incident occurred last Saturday.
According to reports, the collapsed mining site is located at the boundaries between Bassa, Jos South and Jos North LGAs.
Riti said seven of the deceased hailed from Bassa LGA and most of them were youths between 18 and 30 years old.