Minister shuts Plateau mining site, orders probe after villagers’ death

Nationaldailyng | 19-02-2026 09:35am |

Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has ordered the immediate closure of a mining site in Plateau State and launched a comprehensive investigation following the tragic deaths of several villagers from toxic gas inhalation. The minister issued the directive after receiving reports that residents of a nearby community had died after being exposed

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