FG To Prosecute Foreigners Sponsoring Banditry After 12 Miners Killed In Niger

The Federal Government has warned foreign nationals associated with funding banditry that they would be prosecuted for economic sabotage and for waging war against the Nigerian state.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Thursday in Abuja.

Alake said that the warning followed preliminary reports of non-Nigerians involved in the mining business as funders of such operations.

The warning is also in response to reports of 12 miners allegedly killed by bandits in the Ungwan-Magro community of Shiroro Local Government Area in Niger State.

He urged embassies in Nigeria to monitor the activities of their nationals in the sector, as allegations of criminal conduct could pose serious threats to bilateral relations between Nigeria and other countries.

He said that mining operations in the area have been banned as part of measures to fish out the perpetrators of the crime.

“Meanwhile, no form of mining will be allowed to occur at the scene of the attack until security agencies have concluded investigations into the attack,” he said.

The minister condemned the act and vowed to avenge the deaths of the miners, stating that security agencies were already on the trail of the perpetrators and would soon bring them to justice.

He further assured that security agencies would not rest until mining sites across the country were secure.

According to the minister, the agencies are determined to address the incursion of bandits and criminal elements seeking to seize mineral-rich areas for illegal mining through violence.

Posted: at 22-08-2024 09:01 PM (8 months ago) | Addicted Hero

What is the problem with Nigeria for crying out loud! Do you need a warning before you deal with the enemies of the state? You guys are all jokers, later you will talk of cabals sabotaging government's good intentions, are they ghosts or sovereign citizens? How long can we survive with this timidity, or I call it deception? Soon you'll start copying negative things from developed countries, why not even pretend to copy good things too. In America and other civilized countries of the world, even the president is not a sacred cow.

Posted: at 22-08-2024 10:03 PM (8 months ago) | Newbie

Why are Northerners quick to blame there woes on foreigners. Feeding us with lies that Boko Haram terrorists and fulani herdsmen

Posted: at 23-08-2024 01:04 AM (8 months ago) | Gistmaniac