Missing man found dead at illegal mining site in Plateau

The corpse of a antheral earlier reported missing has been recovered astatine an amerciable mining tract successful Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.

A counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this successful a station connected its verified X handle.

Zagazola said that troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace, OPEP, responded to a study astatine astir 7:30 a.m. connected June 29 that 1 Mr Jerry had gone missing from the Rantya area.

He added that the troops, successful collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, launched a search-and-rescue cognition successful the surrounding bushes.

“During the operation, the hunt squad discovered the victim’s corpse astatine a mining site. The assemblage bore gunshot wounds arsenic good arsenic machete cuts.

“Preliminary investigations indicated that the deceased had near location for amerciable mining activities but failed to return, prompting concerns from relatives and the consequent hunt operation.

“Investigations are ongoing to find the circumstances surrounding the sidesplitting and place those responsible,” the sec...