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Minister tells Kogi youths: Call your leaders to stop shielding illegal miners

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Nigeria’s mining minister urged youths in Kogi state to call on local leaders to stop protecting illegal miners and their collaborators.
  • The ministry said technology deployment and the consolidation of mining marshals would soon leave illegal miners with fewer places to hide.

The ministry has issued a direct warning to illegal miners and the people helping them in Kogi state: their protection will not last.

The minister called on Kogi youths to challenge their leaders and demand an end to the shielding of illegal mining operations. The appeal was aimed not only at those extracting minerals illegally, but also at the collaborators supporting them.

This ministry has a message for them and their collaborators: time is running out.

· MinisterThe minister warned illegal miners and those protecting them that enforcement would intensify.

The ministry said enforcement is tightening through the ongoing deployment of technology and the consolidation of mining marshals. It warned that these measures would soon make it difficult for the alleged criminals to evade detection.

“This ministry has a message for them and their collaborators: time is running out,” the minister said. “With the ongoing deployment of technology and the consolidation of the mining marshals, very soon there will be no hiding place for these criminals.”

With the ongoing deployment of technology and the consolidation of the mining marshals, very soon there will be no hiding place for these criminals.

· MinisterThe minister cited technology and mining marshals as tools for pursuing illegal miners.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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