The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency curbed the menace of illegal mining activities in Ijesha land in Osun state.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Lawrence Ayeni on the floor of the House, in Abuja.
In his motion, he noted that the Nigerian minerals and mining Act was passed into law on March 16th, 2007 to regulate the exploration and exploitation of solid minerals in Nigeria.
He said that the Act vested the control of all properties and minerals in Nigeria in the State and prohibited unauthorised exploration or exploitation of minerals.
He observed that under the Land Use Act; all lands in which minerals had been found in commercial quantities were acquired by the Federal Government
He added that any property with mineral resources shall pass from the Government to the person by whom the mineral resources were lawfully won, upon their recovery.
