Taraba task force arrests two over alleged illegal mining

Operatives of the Taraba State Illegal Mining Task Force, successful collaboration with officials of the Ministry of Solid Minerals, person arrested 2 suspects during an cognition astatine an amerciable mining tract successful Bali Local Government Council of the state.

The suspects were apprehended astatine Gidan Boss, adjacent Mayo Kam, during a tract appraisal conducted by the task unit and ministry officials connected October 2, 2026.

“The cognition was portion of ongoing efforts to place and disrupt amerciable mining activities successful the authorities and safeguard Taraba’s mineral resources,” the task unit said.

The 2 suspects were subsequently transported to Jalingo for further investigation.

The authorities said the cognition was besides aimed astatine ensuring compliance with applicable mining laws and regulations governing the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources.

Illegal mining has remained a interest for authorities due to the fact that of its imaginable interaction connected the environment, nationalist information and the orderly absorption of the state’s mineral deposits.

The task unit reaffirmed its committedness to intensify...