Gov Bala Mohammed orders crackdown on illegal miners in Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has ordered the army and different safety businesses to step up operations in opposition to illegal miners, warning that anybody concerned would face the regulation no matter their political affect or connections.

Mohammed gave the directive on Thursday throughout a gathering of the State Security Council, the place he described illegal mining as a rising safety risk linked to banditry and organised prison actions.

“No individual, regardless of their status, power or family ties to those in government, must be spared if found complicit,” the governor mentioned.

The governor counseled safety operatives for his or her reported successes in disrupting prison networks in Alkaleri, Ningi and Ganjuwa native authorities areas.

However, he directed them to increase their operations and patrols to different susceptible communities to stop criminals from relocating to less-secure areas.

Mohammed additionally cautioned conventional rulers, neighborhood leaders and native authorities officers in opposition to illegally allocating land, sheltering suspicious individuals or facilitating unauthorised entry to mining websites.

He warned that anybody discovered aiding such actions would face authorized motion and will lose their place.

“We will not allow the greed or negligence of a few to jeopardise the safety of millions,” he mentioned.

The governor additionally acknowledged President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Army High Command for approving two extra army battalions for Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa native authorities areas.

He thanked Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University for allowing the short-term use of its facility in Tafawa Balewa city to accommodate one of many battalions.