No fewer than 500 illegal miners have been arrested in Ondo State by operatives of the Special Mines Surveillance Task Force on Illegal Mining from the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development.
A Mine Officer with Ondo State Government, Silas Godwin, who led the operation, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the suspects were arrested at Popoola Ehinoke community.He said the task force, comprising officials of the ministry, Army, Customs, Immigration, Civil Defence and Police, carried out the operation based on intelligence information on activities of illegal miners.
“From the information we got from them now, they said they were prospecting for gold but we will get to verify this,” Mr Godwin said. “The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, in conjunction with security agencies, are committed to get these people burst and brought to book,” he said.Mr Godwin, therefore, urged those who intended to venture into mining to follow the right channels and shun illegality.
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