The Federal Governnment’s onslaught against illegal mining continues to gather momentum as the Mining Marshals arrested three Chinese nationals and two Nigerians in a mining site located at Rafin-Gabas, Agwada Area Council, Kokona LGA, Nasarawa state.
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A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Segun Tomori, disclosed that the suspects were arrested for mining without lawful authorisation.
“Some of the minerals being mined include Fluorite, Zinc, Led, and Tin. The arrested suspects confessed to having been on illicit activities at the site spanning five (5) cadastral units since 15th December 2021.
“The company defied all lawful advice to regularise their activities and continued siphoning the nation’s resources, causing significant revenue losses to the federal government.
“It will be recalled that the 2,570-strong Mining Marshals, an elite squad of specially trained officers drafted from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) conceptualized by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake has been taking the battle to illegal miners, with over 200 arrests so far, and about 140 undergoing prosecution across the country.
“The Federal Government remains committed to sanitizing the mining sector. Hence, the operations of the Mining Marshals will be unrelenting until the mining environment is secure and safe for genuine investors.”
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