Rep urges National Assembly to intervene in alleged illegal mining in Abia community

The House of Representatives has received a petition concerning alleged amerciable mining activities successful Imobi autonomous community, Achara Uturu, successful Isuikwuato LGA of Abia State.

The petition was presented connected the level of the House by the subordinate representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal constituency, Amobi Ogah, who besides hails from Uturu.

The petition, written by the accepted ruler of Imobi autonomous community, Eze Simeon Chukwuemeka, accused a backstage steadfast and immoderate individuals successful the assemblage of allegedly facilitating unlawful quarry operations successful the area.

According to the petition, the steadfast reportedly obtained a quarry lease licence from the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office successful Abuja, covering 9 cadastral units of mining onshore successful the community.

However, the monarch successful the petition , alleged that the consent missive utilized to unafraid the licence was signed by individuals who were neither landowners successful the country nor authorized representatives of the community.

The accepted ruler further alleged that 1 of the signatories falsely presented himself arsenic the paramount ruler of the community, contempt not holding immoderate recognized accepted title.

The petition besides stated that the assemblage had earlier written to the Director-General of the Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office and different authorities, challenging the legality of the licence and calling for its revocation. Despite ...