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NSCDC Mining Marshals react as Army hands over 18 suspected illegal miners
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (227+ words) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Mining Marshals have reacted to the handover of 18 suspected illegal miners by the Nigerian Army. Recall that the Nigerian Army, during a routine operation, apprehended the suspects in Izom, Gurara Local Government…...
Kombo South Under Tighter Security Watch Over Illegal Sand Mining
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (190+ words) According to a statement issued by the Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Tuesday, the Lower West Coast Special Joint Security Operation has intensified coordinated patrols in the area. The operation involves personnel from the Police General Duty, Police Intervention Unit…...
Mining Marshals Hails Army for Arrest, Handover of 18 Suspected Illegal Miners
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (455+ words) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals have commended the Nigerian Army for its cooperation in the fight against illegal mining following the arrest and handover of 18 suspected illegal miners in Niger State. The suspects were arrested…...
Soldiers arrest ‘illegal miners’ in Niger
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (404+ words) A mining site used to illustrate a story Soldiers of the 102 Guard Battalion, an elite unit of the Nigerian Army headquartered in Suleja, Niger State, have arrested 18 individuals described as “illegal miners” and recovered N2.4 million cash and operational tools. The…...
Police Commander recounts how illegal miners seized four AK-47s during anti-galamsey operation
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (397+ words) The Tanoso Police Commander in the Ahafo Region, ASP Edmond Adjei Kissi, has disclosed that illegal miners seized four AK-47 rifles from police officers during an operation at a galamsey site. According to him, the incident highlights the serious security…...
My activism against galamsey has made me a target - Tanoso Ankobeahene
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (440+ words) The Ankobeahene of the Tanoso Traditional Council, Nana Okofo Dartey Amoako Atta, has denied allegations linking him to illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, insisting that his outspoken stance against the practice has instead made him a target of suspicion....
Army arrests 18 'illegal miners' in Niger state
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (306+ words) The Nigerian Army has arrested 18 suspected illegal miners at a site in Izom, Gurara LGA of Niger state. The suspects were apprehended by troops of the 102 guard battalion during a routine operation that uncovered unauthorised mining activities in the area....
Prohibited mines discovered
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (336+ words) Philippine Army personnel inspect two anti-personnel mines recovered in the hinterlands of Las Navas, Northern Samar, following a combat patrol. Military officials on Tuesday condemned the New People’s Army for deploying the prohibited explosive devices, which pose severe risks to…...
Panel flags quarry violations in four southern districts
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) The Times of India Madurai: An independent panel appointed by Arappor Iyakkam has alleged violations at stone quarries in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tenkasi districts, citing unsafe blasting, encroachment of public roads and non-compliance with prescribed mining methods.The panel,…...
Illegal mining allegations rock Odisha as hills face rampant excavation in Ganjam, Nilagiri
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (331+ words) Allegations of rampant illegal extraction of minor minerals have surfaced from several parts of Odisha, with residents accusing mining operators of extensively excavating hills for murram, sand, stone and granite. Ganjam has emerged as a major hotspot, even as the…...