Flood Sweeps Off Woman, Daughter At Gold Mining Site In Niger

Flood yesterday swept away a woman and her daughter at an alleged illegal mining site along the eastern by-pass in Minna, the state capital.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened during heavy rain while they were digging for gold at the mining site.

The incident came a week after 30 people were trapped in a mining pit in Galkogo,  Shiroro local government area of the state.

It was learnt that the flood had first taken the daughter and in a bid to rescue her, the mother was seized by the heavy water current into a nearby tributary.

LEADERSHIP Sunday, gathered that the woman was from Saiko,  Maitumbi road, a suburb of Minna, the state capital.

At the time of filing this report, a family source said a search operation was ongoing.