NSCDC busts illegal gold mining site in Abuja, arrest two

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Mining Marshals person uncovered an alleged amerciable golden mining cognition successful the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and arrested 2 suspects successful a decisive enforcement action.

The NSCDC said the operation, carried retired successful Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, followed credible quality and a petition alleging unlawful mining activities wrong the coordinates of a valid exploration licence. 

The Mining Marshals, successful a statement, said a specialised enforcement portion was deployed to the determination wherever the suspects were apprehended astatine the progressive golden extraction site.

The connection said preliminary investigations revealed that mining activities were allegedly being conducted extracurricular the boundaries of an approved mineral rubric area, raising concerns implicit regulatory violations and unauthorised exploitation of the nation’s mineral resources.

It said the amerciable mining activities raised concerns implicit biology degradation and information threats successful the area, noting that residents had earlier raised concerns implicit the interaction of unregulated mining operations astir the vicinty.

“The suspects are presently assisting investigators, portion efforts are underway to place and apprehend different individuals connected to the operation. Investigators are besides exam...