Press Release (Part)
As part of ongoing efforts to sanitise the mining sector, the federal government has charged suspected illegal miners arrested in Kogi and Ondo states during a recent operation led by the Mining Marshals to court.
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| Mining Marshals arrest illegal miners in Kogi, Ondo States. Photo: @FMINONigeria |
The operation, code-named “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” took place in the Ikah Community of Ankpa LGA, Kogi State resulting in the arrest of two (2) Chinese nationals and a Nigerian for mining activities in violation of existing mining regulations.
In a related development, the Mining Marshals also raided an illegal gold mining site in the Ogunlepa, Oluwa Forest Reserve, Odigbo LGA of Ondo State, where four suspects were arrested. These individuals, caught in the act of illegally mining gold in a Government Reserved Area, confessed during interrogation that they lacked the necessary licenses or authorisation to carry out their operations.
The suspects from both Kogi and Ondo states have since been charged to the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Segun Tomori , FSCA
Special Assistant (Media) to the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development.
2nd September, 2024.
