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The Nigeria Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says 21 illegal miners, including a community leader, 3 Chinese nationals have been arrested over illegal mining in Azam village, Nasarawa State.
According to the statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh,on Wednesday, the development was sequel to the decision of heads of the security agencies in the region to curb the menace of kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities within the FCT and its neighbouring States, including, Kogi, Niger, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau.
The exercise which is code-named operation “Safe G-7” was aimed at embarking on a massive raid and cleanup operation in all mapped out hideouts, camps and areas serving as refuges to criminal elements.
The PPRO revealed that the operation “Safe G-7” on day two of the exercise, storm the Azam village upon actionable intelligence and discovered the illegal mining site.
She further stated that the illegal gold miners who had established relationships with bandits and kidnappers in the forest engaged the security agents in a gun duel prior to their arrest.
Items recovered from the suspects include refined and unrefined gold, two gold weigh scales, criminal charms, seventeen mobile phones, four motorcycles, two dane guns, shovels, cutlasses, two pumping machines, one generator, substances suspected to be Cannabis, and other forms of hard drugs.
The police spokesperson noted that the three male Chinese national suspects arrested would be officially handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service, with a view of establishing their immigration status in Nigeria.
She added that the two suspects linked with the possession of the drugs will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA as investigation into the matter begins.
“The Commisioner of Police FCT Command, CP Babaji Sunday while registering the command’s unflinching commitment to the crusade against crime and criminality in the state, urges residents to not relent in cooperating with the Police as touching the rendition of prompt and accurate information relevant in supporting the command’s anti-criminality crusade.
“The command implores residents to report all suspicious movements, emergencies or distresses through the following lines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883,” the statement added.
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