Bello ordered suspension of mining activities following rising bandits’ attacks

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the suspension of all mining activities immediately following the bandits' attack on a mining site in Ajata Aboki village in Shiroro Local Government Area.

The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, has ordered the suspension of all mining activities immediately following the bandits’ attack on a mining site in Ajata Aboki village in Shiroro Local Government Area.

It is stated that the suspension will include all areas with mining activities in Munya, Shiroro, as well as Rafi Local Government Areas of the State due to continued bandits’ attacks till any further notice.

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A statement that was issued by Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), revealed that the decision regarding suspending mining activities has become essential because of the escalating insecurity in those areas during recent months.

It has been witnessed that the mining sites now attract or even accommodate criminals with future threats to the security of lives as well as property, highlighted the statement.

It was warned by the SSG that any mining operator caught engaging in the mining activities in the areas that have been mentioned would face the entire rage of the law.

The State Government has urged security agencies in the State to profile all mining-related sites in the impacted Local Governments with a view to ascertain their genuineness.

He ensured the residents and citizens of the State that Government would not scale down pressure on the armed bandits, cattle rustlers, kidnappers, and other criminal elements till they were thrown out of the State.

Matane further asked the people of the State to stay conscious regarding the security and report all suspicious characters, objects or movements in their communities to security agents.

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In recent months, the attack on mining sites has increased as bandits kidnap or kill these people. Kidnapping is particularly done with the aim of demanding for ransom from the families of these people. The order of the governor has come while keeping in mind the security of everyone.

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