The incident happened at Shikpeshe,
along Buya Road on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
The two youths suffocated to death inside
the mining well while three others were injured and are currently receiving
treatment in a hospital.
Reports from locals alleged that a certain
rare mineral known as Tourmaline was discovered in the area by some illegal
miners who engaged the youths of the community to exploit it.
It was gathered that the youths had spent
about four months digging the well up to an unverified but precarious depth.
Reacting to the incident, the Cross River State Governor, Governor, Bassey Otu, sympathized with the families of the victims.
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