The people of Rigasa Community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been thrown into deep confusion as sand from a building site fell and killed three teenagers, leaving the other two injured.
It was gathered that the five children were trying to dig a hole to remove an iron buried beneath the earth at a construction site when the incident occurred.
Residents said all efforts to rescue the victims who were buried in the sand failed. Two of the children died on the spot, the other one died a few hours after being rescued while the other two teenagers were rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment.
The incident occurred around 3:30 pm on Wednesday.
Chief Imam of Kalshen Kwalta Juma’at Mosque, Malam Jamilu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said he performed the funeral on the victims.
He described the tragic incident as very sad, saying one of the victims, Zahradeen a 16-year-old, was the son of his neighbour.
“Yes, the victims were three in number and they were of 12-16 years of age. One of the victims is the son of my neighbour. He is called Zahradeen. I performed their funeral prayers.
“They went to a construction site where the state government is constructing a bridge, digging to remove irons beneath the earth just like the local miners are doing when the sand fell on them and buried them alive,” he said.
It was further gathered that a passerby saw what happened and raised the alarm but all effort to rescue them failed because there was no equipment to dig up the sand.
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