The Niger State Commissioner of Mineral Resources, Hon. Muhammed Qasim Danjuma, has appealed for the revival of the unlawful mining task force to help in imposing mining legal guidelines in opposition to offenders within the state.
Danjuma acknowledged this throughout a go to to the State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, along with his entourage on the Police Headquarters in Minna. He mentioned reviving the task force would guarantee a extra peaceable surroundings and assist obtain the imaginative and prescient of a brand new Niger State.
In line with him, “Some miscreants are hiding beneath the guise of mining to trigger chaos and perpetrate crime within the communities.”
He emphasised that the state is resolute in halting unlawful mining, which is related to crime and different vices, and known as for the revival of the task force.
“Our go to is for two primary causes: first, to understand and commend the large efforts of the CP and his officers in sanitizing the state, particularly the metropolis, in opposition to felony components. We’re additionally right here to introduce the brand new administration of the ministry, share its renewed imaginative and prescient of transformation with the Command, in addition to solicit synergy, improved collaboration, and assist, notably in opposition to unlawful mining actions within the state,” he acknowledged.
Responding, CP Elleman appreciated the ministry for acknowledging the efforts of the Police Command in combating crime.
He added that each organizations share a standard curiosity in offering residents of the state with a peaceable surroundings and warranted the commissioner of improved synergy and collaboration.
He additionally admonished the ministry to offer the police with credible data relating to unlawful mining actions for immediate intervention and to stop additional harm to property.
