Minister Orders Closure of Mining Site in Plateau After Fatal Gas Emission Incident

Thenews_chronicle | 19-02-2026 11:55pm |

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has ordered the immediate sealing of a mining site in Zurak, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, following a deadly incident linked to gaseous emissions from an underground pit. The directive was announced in a statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori,

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