NSCDC mining marshals seal seven illegal mineral buying centres in Niger

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Mining Marshals person sealed 7 suspected amerciable mineral buying and processing centres successful Kontagora, Niger State, pursuing investigations into alleged violations of Nigeria’s mining laws and mineral trading regulations.

A property connection by the Mining Marshals Commander, John Attah Onoja, said the operation, carried retired connected June 12, 2026, resulted successful the sealing of the companies, including 17 Mines & Minerals Limited, LALO Mining Limited, AL-YAMAN Global Concept Nigeria Limited, SIMASS Mining & Trading Company Limited, YMJ Minerals & Mines Nigeria Limited, Dating Company Industry Limited and different mineral buying installation operating successful the area.

Four suspects linked to immoderate of the companies were besides arrested.

The connection said that, according to preliminary investigation, the enforcement enactment followed credible quality suggesting that immoderate of the companies were operating mineral buying centres without the required approvals and were allegedly procuring strategical minerals from unverified sources successful breach of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007, and the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Regulations, ...