FG to slam two year jail term on illegal miners
The federal government has threatened two years jail term with no option of fine on illegal miners.
The Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah gave the warning while addressing stakeholders at a meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun state. He explained that the stringent conditions attached to the law becomes inevitable owing to the fact that the federal government is working towards using the nation’s mining sector to diversify the economy, mitigate the country’s unemployment rates and also lift over 100 million citizens out of poverty.
“We want Nigeria to be a mining destination because we want to use this ministry as a key for the diversification of the economy of this country to create employment for the teeming Nigerian youths.
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