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Illegal miner clash kills 10 in Nigeria

Xinhua, February 8, 2017 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's para-military Tuesday said ten people were killed in a clash between two groups of illegal miners in Plateau State.

Naomi Cishak, spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), said a fight ensued after miners from Gero area of the state arrived at a lucrative mining spot around their village, but met miners from Bassa area already at the site.

The NSCDC official confirmed that normalcy had been restored to the area after the clash.

Meanwhile, the state government has described the incident as "very sad", and advised illegal miners to stay away from the fields. Endit