Chai! Gist wey dey happen for Zamfara! The police don arrest 21 suspected illegal miners wahala.
Dis one happen for joint operation wey dem run on Saturday for Boko Village and Kaya Village. Na where illegal mining dey hot like fresh pepper soup! Na im di police waka come in collaboration with di Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and di Federal Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development.
DSP Yazid Abubakar, wey be di police spokesperson, come yan say na on January 31, around 2pm, dem gather everybody wey dey do illegal mining for the place wey don dey report dem before. Dem gather plenty teams: Anti-Illegal Mining Unit, Tactical Unit, and even Bomb Disposal Unit join body.
As dem carry out di operation, dem sabi say dem no dey play with illegal mining matter for Zamfara. E don turn wahala as bandits dey chop opportunities like say dem dey enjoy buffet. Even di local government areas like Maru, Anka, Tsafe, Bukkuyum, Zurmi and others, all dey affected. Na serious matter!
Yazid talk say di suspects go dey held for di Taskforce on Illegal Mining Unit as di investigation dey go on. E fit make sense if dem fit catch all di bandits wey dey use illegal mining as cover to do dem wahala.
But wait oh, why dem carry ban wey dey stop mining for five years come lift am now? Di Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, say na because security don improve. He yan say with dis lifting, dem wan make regulated mining start dey waka, reduce illegal activities and ensure say di country fit benefit from di resources wey dey for Zamfara.
But wetin we go talk? Even as dem lift di ban, e still be like say illegal miners dey still gather like locusts. Di tension no dey ease, as bandits dey terrorize communities and scatter village peoples from their homes. Na wetin e go take to end dis one? Na serious discussion we dey need!
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