Federal Government Prosecutes Illegal Mining Culprit in Kogi, Ondo States

Amidst efforts to cleanse the mining sector, the federal government has taken legal action against suspected illegal miners apprehended in Kogi and Ondo states during a recent operation led by the Mining Marshals.

The operation, known as “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” was conducted in the Ikah Community of Ankpa LGA, Kogi State, resulting in the apprehension of two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian for engaging in mining activities that contravened existing regulations.

The Mining Marshals conducted a raid on an illicit gold mining site in the Ogunlepa, Oluwa Forest Reserve, Odigbo LGA of Ondo State, where four individuals were detained. These perpetrators, caught red-handed illegally mining gold in a Government Reserved Area,

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