Illegal mining: Kwara seeks security agencies' partnership
The Kwara State government has sought the partnership of security agencies to flush out illegal miners in the state.
Adenike Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, the state commissioner for solid minerals development, made the call during her visit to security agencies in the state, saying such collaboration will curb insecurity and illegal mining activities.
In a statement by Oluwakemi Ogundeji, the press secretary of the ministry, Afolabi-Oshatimehin lauded Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for establishing the solid minerals development ministry.
In response, Muhammed Ibrahim Tukur, the state commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), affirmed there were illegal miners, and this has encouraged criminals to hibernate under the guise of mineral exploration.
He said there was a need to check these criminals in order to bring sanity to mining sites and the host communities.
Tukur, therefore, promised to collaborate with the state government and other stakeholders to address illegal mining and influx of illegal immigrants who have no direct business with mining in the state.
At the Department of State Security Services (DSS), the state director, Bashir Abubakar, promised to assist the government when called upon for possible intervention in respect of security and protection of lives and property, in a bid to flush out illegal miners and other criminally minded people loitering around communities in the state.
He lamented the loss of revenue to the activities of illegal miners and its attendant security breach.
Also responding, at the state police headquarters, Emienbo Assayomo, the Commissioner of Police (CP), said that the command was aware of illegal mining activities in the state, which the ministry cannot handle alone except with the assistance of security operatives.
He enjoined the ministry to evolve an action plan and strategy to curtail the activities of these artisanal miners. He also assured the command's support to deal with the illegality.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Gbenga Awoyale Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Idris Garuba TESCOM Abdulkareem Alabi Ubandoma Balogun Ajikobi Olosi Of Osi Fatai Garuba Labaka Lithium Deposit Boko Haram Mutawali Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Lanre Badmus Basit Olatunji Alaaya Salary Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Justina Oha Olukotun Of Ikotun Bola Sagaya Isiaka Yusuf Isaac Gbenle CCB Razak Atunwa Nurudeen Muhammed Abiodun Abdulkareem Magaji Nda GAMA Alfa Yahaya Road Lukman Adeloyin Aminu Adisa Logun Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin George Innih Saeedat Aliyu Sam Onile Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Salaudeen Oyewale SSA Youth Moshood Mustapha Muhammed Danjuma Falokun-Oja Nnazua Edret Sabi Abel Voices Of Tomorrow Al-Hikmah Radio Kwara United Oko-Olowo Ganmo Power Sub-Station Oba Abdulraheem AGF Abdulrazaq Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation Chemiroy Nigeria Limited KWASAA Muritala Olarewaju UNILORIN Alumni Association Isiaka AbdulRazaq Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla Press Release Akeem Lawal Mahmud Babatunde Baker ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Hauwa Nuru Olaiya Lawal IsDB Taofeek Sanusi Bayo Lawal Yahaya Abdulkareem Millennium Development Goals Alimi Abdulrazaq Amos Justus Sayo Wale Oladepo Rex Olawoye Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Funke Adedoyin

