{"id":115565,"date":"2024-12-05T23:08:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=115565"},"modified":"2024-12-05T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T22:08:11","slug":"nscdc-arrests-chinese-five-others-for-illegal-mining-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nscdc-arrests-chinese-five-others-for-illegal-mining-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC arrests Chinese, five others for illegal mining in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817630468369131033\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, in collaboration with the Federal Mines Office, has apprehended six suspects, including a Chinese, over alleged illegal mining activities in the state.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1817630468369131033-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe command\u2019s spokesperson, SC Edwin Okadigbo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, revealing that the arrests followed a tip-off about the suspects\u2019 operations at an unlicensed mining site in Odele Aguleri, the Anambra East Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects, paraded at the command\u2019s headquarters in Awka, were identified as Udoka Nwankwo (25), Amaka Samuel (18), Onyi Ijeoma (45), Chimezie Aniefuna (25), Chinaza Omrba (18), and the Chinese national simply identified as \u201cBabajeje\u201d (47).<\/p>\n<p>Okadigbo said the arrests were part of efforts to sanitise the mining sector and curb revenue losses to the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects were apprehended for mining without valid licences, failing to pay surface rents and haulage fees to the state government, and evading royalties due to the Federal Government, in violation of Section 33 of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The State Commandant, Olatunde Maku, reiterated the NSCDC\u2019s commitment to tackling illegal mining, describing the practice as a significant threat to the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, the Federal Mines Officer for Anambra, Henry Bolarinwa, emphasized the need for miners to obtain valid licences and follow due process.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIllegal mining deprives the government of revenue and causes environmental hazards. 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