Mining for survival, dying in pits

Mining for survival, dying in pits

Isyaku Usman Mu’azu never planned to become a miner. Now 30, he still remembers how it all started at the age of 12 around the dusty mining pits of Sabon Layin Rusau, a community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. What began as a mere pastime for Mu’azu has evolved into a full occupation. Today, Mu’azu is one of hundreds of young men drawn into a dangerous trade that has shaped livelihoods in Plateau for more than a century. “I…