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Illegal mining pit collapses, kills 35-year-old miner in Plateau

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A 35-year-old miner, Ibrahim Jabir, has died after an unlawful mining pit collapsed at Asaradan village in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Security sources instructed Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, prompting troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, beneath Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, to reply.

“The troops arrived at the location and discovered the corpse of the victim, which had already been recovered by members of the community,” the sources mentioned.

The deceased was recognized as Ibrahim Jabir, aged 35.

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