Eight children die in accident in Kebbi pit

Eight children to have deceased while two others are In critical condition After A ditch ceded In THE Badarya area of Birnine Kebbi In Kebbi State on Saturday.

PRIME TIMES gathered that THE ditch ceded In And collapsed on THE children while they were collection sand.

Confirmation THE incident has BBC Hausa, as monitored by PRIME TIMES, THE President of Birnine Kebbi Local Government Area, Dahiru Ambursa, said THE children were Almajirai WHO went there has collect sand.

Almajarai are children put In THE care of Islamic clerics has learn Koranic education. However, a lot of them are used For servile jobs And begging by THE clerics.

M Ambursa said THE local government administration has sealed disabled THE pits has avoid future occurrences.

" We have sealed disabled all THE pits with barbed thread. We have Also noted that there would be be No more activities around THE place. As part of efforts has ensure compliance, We have directed village heads has inform people In their areas that they must not go has THE place with THE intention of collection sand For any of them to use," he said.

Answer has journalists In Birnine Kebbi, THE Islamic teacher of THE children, Dan-Umma, said he educated them has get sand Since THE ditch has fix Holes In their room.

"I assigned them has go has THE high of THE hill close THE school has dig clay And gravel has fix THE Holes inside their pieces against THE Future flood. In THE process, I was said A heavy section of THE laterite fell on them.

Eight children die In Kebbi ditch accident

"I immediately precipitate has THE scene of THE incident Or I confirmed Seven of them were dead And A other WHO Survived was precipitate has THE hospital In Birnine Kebbi, » he said.

Sand mining East crawling In a lot rooms of THE country.

A PRIME TIMES report watch how sand mining affected agriculture communities And is degrading to land In Kano Status.

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