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Federal Government on Sunday banned mining activities in Zamfara State and ordered foreign firms operating mines in the area to leave within 48 hours or have their licences revoked. The Nigerian government said it took the action following discovery of strong link between the current spate of massive killings, banditry and kidnapping in the region [.]

Gold mining in Zamfara state has became a source of income not only to some persons in the state but thousands of people from neighbouring states like Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and Kaduna. However, findings reveal that gold mining activities kicked-started properly in the state between 2008 and 2010 by some local .

Zamfara is a state in northwestern Nigeria.Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Bello Matawalle, a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State.. Zamfara is populated with the Hausa and Fulani peoples. Major groups of people are the Zamfarawa mainly in Anka, Gummi, Bukkuyum and Talata Mafara Local Governments areas.

Jul 19, 2019· Illegal mining in Zamfara. ... It also requested for the extension of Joint Task Force to Ijesa communities in collaboration with the Local security, logistic provision for the Police and other ...

In Zamfara State, the once bubbling gold mines have now become shadows of their former selves following series of deadly assaults on the sites by armed bandits Recently, armed gun men stormed ...

The Miners Association of Nigeria, says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining activities in Zamfara within 48 hours. ... both local and foreign.

Jan 08, 2016· A cadre of Zamfara State and local government staff was trained to manage and supervise the remediation and undertake sustainable programs to prevent future epidemics. Engagement of villagers and community leaders developed awareness of the dangers of artisanal mining and protective measures families can employ.

Nigeria: mass lead poisoning from mining activities, Zamfara State. 7 July 2010 - A major outbreak of lead poisoning in children has been occurring in Zamfara State, Nigeria since at least March 2010, related to the processing of lead-rich ore for the extraction of gold.

Apr 09, 2019· IGP Visits Zamfara State . The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has visited Zamfara State over the suspension of mining activities and to ensure compliance of the directive.

Apr 17, 2019· ZAMFARA gold miners war of ex-generals and politicians is a threat to stability and development. More than 5,000 people have been killed in five years. Then the Federal Government suddenly woke up ...

Apr 08, 2019· "What is happening in Zamfara is illegal mining, the gold is smelted locally and ferried to Dubai through the local gold merchants in our markets.

Zamfara State is mainly populated by Hausa and Fulani people, with some members of Gwari, Kamuku, Kambari, Dukawa, Bussawa and Zabarma ethnic communities. Others include the Igbo, Yoruba, Kanuri, Nupe and Tiv. The state capital is an important commercial center with a heterogeneous population of people from all over Nigeria.

Local gold mining in the state is an age-long tradition in view of the abundance of the natural endowment in the state, which is additionally blessed with other previous stones. ... banned mining ...

NDE Commence Training of 120 Local Miners In Zamfara. The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday commenced a five-day training of 120 local miners from four local government areas in Zamfara on safer and legalised mining.

Dec 27, 2018· A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Dennis Amachree, has attributed the major cause of killings in Zamfara State to illegal mining .

11 November 2011 - The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum and Maru. While the full scale of the problem is still not fully determined, a ...

Mar 01, 2012· It is a pattern seen in various parts of the world — children being sickened from exposure to lead from mining activities. But the scale of the problem in Nigeria's gold-mining region of Zamfara is unprecedented: More than 400 children have died and thousands more have been severely poisoned by exposure to lead dust.

The trenches dug for these mining activities are abandoned after the mining is over. They therefore become death traps and easy entry points for devastating gully erosions. As was in the case of the communities in Zamfara State, many of these mines are contaminated with impurities. In this case, gold ash was intermingled with deposits of lead.

The Miners Association of Nigeria, says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining activities in Zamfara within 48 hours. Alhaji Kabir Kankara, the National President of the association made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. ... both local and foreign.

Oct 15, 2019· Mining is still ongoing in parts of Zamfara State despite the ban placed on the activity in the state by the Federal Government, The PUNCH has .

Apr 22, 2019· The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas, namely, Anka ...

Apr 10, 2019· Over the weekend, the Nigerian government announced a ban on mining in Zamfara state as a result of the heightened spate of killings by bandits. This followed a public pressure campaign urging the government to act. Security has utterly collapsed in Zamfara: Just this week, the Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari disclosed that bandits have killed [.]

THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday commenced a five-day training of 120 local miners from four local government areas in Zamfara on safer and legalised mining Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training in Kaura-Namoda, the State NDE Coordinator, Mr Muhammad Alhassan said the training was organised in collaboration ...

You guys act like illegal mining in Zamfara is a new phenomenon. There was lead poisoning in 2006 due to illegal gold mining. The link between illegal mining and bandits were already known. There's a front page story on it posted 2018. Buhari's administration cracked down on illegal miners.
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