NSCDC Apprehend 15 Suspected Illegal Miners In Plateau

The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested 15 suspected illegal miners including minors.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, ASC Ruth Rimvyok, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday in Jos. She explained that the suspects were arrested in Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

She said, “NSCDC has the mandate to protect critical national assets and as part of the Executive Order 001 issued by the Plateau State Government, we have noticed a rise in illegal mining being done around critical national assets.

“More disheartening is the fact that minors are being used to carry out these illegal mining activities in the state. “We have arrested 15 suspects with 13 of them who are minors.

“We want to warn those using these minors for this illegal act to desist henceforth or face the full wrath of the law,” she warned Rimvyok called on parents to discourage their wards from engaging in the illegal activity, insisting that anyone caught would not be spared.

Speaking, Mr Ahmed Mohammed, the Federal Mines Officer in charge of the North-Central Zone, said that the arrest was in collaboration with his office.

Mohammed, who decried the spate of illegal mining in homes, said that mining operations were regulated by the Federal Government.

Posted: at 22-08-2024 09:00 AM (8 months ago) | Addicted Hero

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