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APC Youth Leader And Two Police Officers Dead As Their Car Fell Into A Mining Pit

APC Youth Leader And Two Police Officers Dead As Their Car Fell Into A Mining Pit

Comrade Ogochukwu Elem, a youth leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, was tragically killed when his automobile slid into a mining hole along the Abakaliki/Ikwo route, according to the state governor, David Umahi, on Monday.

Umahi, who paid a visit to the area of the tragedy, described it as “a mystery” and pledged to identify all mining pits in the state to prevent such accidents from occurring in the future.

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The governor went on to say that the late APC youth leader, as well as two police officers, were on their way to an official ceremony in Ikwo LGA when the tragic incident occurred, which he described as “unfortunate.”

Gov Umahi said, “We learned of the unfortunate incident of an accident here on this road that was on Saturday. The accident is still a mystery to all of us, that was the APC Youth Leader with some policemen that were going for a function and the accident happened.

“We do not know the cause of the accident, we do not know what happened but it’s quite very mysterious how it happened that even the wages of the sand could not stop them and the small-vehicle plunged into a pit that was dug over 20 years and not closed.

“It is very unfortunate and we have been fighting this issue of digging pits, harvesting lead, zinc, and shippings without closing it back. We have been fighting with miners in Ebonyi state over this issue. And so, the Chief of Staff is here who also doubles as the Commissioner for Solid Mineral.

“We are going to identify all the pits in Ebonyi state whether it was dug for lead, for zinc, for shipping, or any other mineral in Ebonyi state. we have to identify who did it and then the closing of these pits must commence by next Monday.”

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