Zamfara: Minister Urges Mining Investors To Obey FG’s Order To Vacate Mining Sites - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
April 9, 2019
The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development AbubakarBwari, has urged mining investors in Zamfara state to obey Federal Government’sdirective to vacate mining sites in the state.
Bwari gave the advice while speaking on the sideline of thegroundbreaking ceremony of AG Vision Mining site in Suleja, Niger state.
The Minister said the directive became necessary to protect thelives of the people, saying, “while pursuing economic activities, we must alsoconsider lives of the people” and described the suspension as a `necessary steptowards curbing banditry in the state’
The Federal Government has earlier announced the suspension ofall mining activities in Zamfara state within 48 hours.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police Muhammed Adamu, who gavethe order on behalf of the government, said the suspension was part of measuresto check banditry in the state. He stated that the suspension of miningactivities followed intelligence reports linking armed banditry with illegalmining activities in the state.