The Miners Association of Nigeria has asked the Osun State Government to hand over 17 Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining to the Federal Government for prosecution.
The state government had on May 3 announced the arrest of about 27 illegal miners, including 17 Chinese.
President of MAN, Alhaji Kabir Mohammed, said the offence committed by the Chinese was a federal matter which should be handled by the Federal Government. “Solid mineral is under the exclusive right of the Federal Government; it is under the purview of the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
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