{"id":21024,"date":"2018-02-01T16:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=21024"},"modified":"2018-02-01T16:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T15:18:55","slug":"18-chinese-face-prosecution-illegal-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/18-chinese-face-prosecution-illegal-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Chinese Face Prosecution for illegal Mining"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eighteen Chinese are being prosecuted for engaging in illegal mining; while 36 Nigerians have been arrested for a similar crime.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, stated this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n

The minister noted that police were prosecuting handling the illegal miners. Fayemi explained that most cases of illegal mining were on gold and sapphire. He said one Dan China, a native of Bauchi State, was behind illegal mining in Plateau State.<\/p>\n

He said: “About 36 were arrested and we have the mines police there, they are being prosecuted, I believe the police is handling that. Eighteen of the Chinese are being prosecuted.”<\/p>

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Fayemi also stated that the council approved 10 policy and programme initiatives, including the Mining Regulatory Commission and the aero-magnetic survey of mineral deposits in Nigeria commissioned in 2006, but not delivered due to non-funding.<\/p>\n

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Eighteen Chinese are being prosecuted for engaging in illegal mining; while 36 Nigerians have been arrested for a similar crime. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, stated this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. 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