NewsNigeriaCollaspe of Mine Pit: Families Of Victims Of To Get N50 Million

The Secretary to the Niger State Government SSG, Abubakar Usman Gurara has inaugurated a 13-man relief committee for the disbursement of N50 million approved by Governor Mọhammed Umar Bago to the families of victims of the mine pit collapse at Galadima Kogo in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.

Inaugurating the committee, the SSG said the committee members will come up with modalities for such payment to the beneficiaries as the money earmarked for the disbursement has already been deposited in a designated bank account.

Gurara explained that the terms of reference of the committee include identifying the victims who died, their next of kin, those who were wounded, as well as those who provided rescue operations for compensation for rendering humanitarian services during the incident.

“The N50 million earmarked for the disbursement has already been deposited in a designated bank account, waiting for the committee members to come up with a template or modalities for such payment to the beneficiaries.

“The committee is expected to also determine the mode of payment and any other additional information. They are expected to submit their report within three weeks to the Niger State Government at the end of this all-important assignment,” Gurara said.

The SSG also reminded the public that the ban on illegal mining throughout the state is still in force.

“Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has directed relevant ministries to profile the miners for easy identification before giving the go-ahead to continue,” he said.

Responding, the chairman of the committee and Permanent Secretary General Services, Abubakar Sadik Idris, assured that probity and accountability will remain the watchwords of members while discharging their duties.

In a remark, the District Head of Galadima Kogo, Umar Aliyu, disclosed that 14 persons died, with 10 bodies recovered, eight persons rescued and several others injured.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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