FG arrests two suspected illegal miners, shuts Osun mining site
Add us on Google The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa along the Ile-Ife–Ilesa Road.
- ▪Add us on Google The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation.
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- ▪Open in WhatsApp The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa along the Ile-Ife–Ilesa Road.
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Add us on Google The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa along the Ile-Ife–Ilesa Road. The ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Lara Owoeye-Wise, said the operation followed credible intelligence on the activities of illegal miners operating in the area.
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