Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
As the people of Niger State battled to get off of the last Saturday petrol tanker explosion that claimed over 90 lives, the state has yet been hit with another calamity again.
The state, on Sunday morning, suffered a deadly explosion from a mining site which has left about 25 persons dead.
The incident happened in Sabon Pegi, Mashegun Local Government Area of the state.
An unspecified number of people are said to have suffered various degrees of injuries and are in critical condition, receiving treatment at various hospitals in New Bussa.
The search and rescue operation is still ongoing, as more people, including women and children, are said to be missing or buried under the massive rubbles.
It was gathered that over 50 percent of residential buildings and shops in the village have been reduced to rubble due to the explosion.
An additional source from the village suggested that the explosive devices may have been stored in a shop a few meters from the mining site.
A middle-aged man, simply identified as Yushau, based in New Bussa, was said to have stored the explosive devices he deals in at his uncle’s house, which he uses as a shop in Sabon Pegi.
According to our source, Yushau has taken to his heels and gone into hiding after the explosion.
Meanwhile, the military has cordoned off the area even as the villagers continue searching for more bodies.