The Federal Government has ordered the suspension of all mining activities in Zamfara state with immediate effect. The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu made the directive known at a press conference in Abuja today April 7th.
The IGP also added that all foreigners on the mining sites have been asked to vacate their locations within 48 hours. The police chief said the suspension of the mining activities followed “intelligence report that has clearly established a strong and glaring nexus between the activities of armed bandits and illicit miners -with both mutually re-enforcing each other.’’