The Police in Jigawa on Monday said two persons, Mati Bako, 17, and Tanimu Kwalle, 25, had been killed by landslide.

The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse.

Jinjiri said three others, Sani Haruna, 31, Aliyu Yusif, 30, and Nazifi Yusuf were injured, adding that the incident occurred in Babura Local Government Area of the state.

He said the incident occurred in Barima village at about 1:40 p.m. while the victims were digging sand in a burrow pit.

“Today at about 2:20 p.m., the Police in Babura local government area received an information that at about 1:40 p.m., a burrow fit fell on the following people; Mati Alhaji Bako aged 17, Tanimu Kwalle aged 25, Sani Haruna aged 31, Aliyu Yusuf aged 30 and Nazifi Yusuf aged 20 all of Barima village in Babura, while digging sand.

“As a result, Mati Bako and Tanimu Kwalle died on the spot while the other three sustained various degrees of injury,” he said.

The police spokesman said that victims were taken to hospital by the policemen where the duo were confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

He said that the corpses of the deceased were released to their families for burial, while the injured ones were receiving treatment in the hospital.

“No foul play was suspected in the incident,” he said.

http://www.metronaija.ng/jigawa-landslide-kills-2-injures-3/

I'm sure they were making mud blocks. RIP to the diseased, may the injured get well soon

R.I.P

Nysc post me go there and the first news i see na bad news.. isn't this a bad omen

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this nairaland mode self. Three comment=front page . I hope they paid u for this ?

Choi ... i pity them

Rip

RIP to the dead

WOW

And where is our soul called President

NYSC why una post me go this kain place naa
finally Na to redeploy based on landslide I go do ooo

What a tragedy

Over gazing has been known to cause lanslide, say no Fulani herdsmen.

Jwonder:
Nysc post me go there and the first news i see na bad news.. isn't this a bad omen

keep wishing yourself bad omen, later u will come here and post trash

I wonder why people don't know words are seed and powerful and power of life and death is in the tongue

Btw what concern people that died digging sand with nysc?

philtex:
And where is our soul called President

Make he come bury dem or wat?




nawa to you o.

and some peeps will still blame buhari on this! RID TO THE DEAD!

Northerners and their problems ehn

This country don begin tire me, is it the job of the policemen or NEMA officials. Institution failure everywhere.

lustychima:
keep wishing yourself bad omen, later u will come here and post trash

I wonder why people don't know words are seed and powerful and power of life and death is in the tongue

Btw what concern people that died digging sand with nysc?

Spritual human being, park one side, stop taking things too serious!

It's a borrow pit, not a burrow pit... RIP to the dead

hardbite:
NYSC why una post me go this kain place naa

finally Na to redeploy based on landslide I go do ooo

will you keep quiet! (in the voice of Dame Patience)

Ok