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Dangbala Community: Four Illegal Miners, In Police Net In Edo

As the activities of armed imported illegal miners remain unabated in the pastoral community of Dangbala, in Akoko Edo Local Area of Edo State, four suspects, believed to be the arrowheads of the illegal mining cartel, ...

Scramble for Gold in Edo: Uneasy calm as illegal northern ...

THE sleepy community known as Dagbala in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State has been in the news for the wrong reasons for over a year as activities of alleged illegal gold miners...

Nigeria: Solid Mineral Investors in Edo Task Government On ...

INVESTORS in solid minerals in Edo state yesterday called on the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to urgently halt activities of illegal miners in …

Illegal miners invade Edo communities, heighten security fears

Hundreds of illegal miners ordered to vacate gold and other solid minerals sites in Dagbala community have reportedly relocated to Ikpeshi, Atte and other communities in Akoko-Edo Local Government ...

Edo Police Arrest 4 For Illegal Mining | African Examiner

Edo Police Arrest 4 For Illegal Mining. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, Mr Haruna Yusuf, told newsmen in Benin on Thursday that they were arrested by ...

Marble Mining In Igarra Akoko Edo Edo State

Akoko Edo Local Government Area. Akoko edo is a local government area in edo state which is found in the southsouth geopolitical enclave of the federal republic of nigeria with the headquarters of the lga in the town of igarra akoko edo lga is made up of a number of towns and villages which include akuku imoga ekpedo onumu ogugu akpama and

Edo community laments security challenges over illegal mining

Dangbala, a rural community in Akoko-Edo Local Council, boasts of natural resources, which had recently come under siege following activities of illegal miners.

akoko edo mining activities - newresult.in

akoko edo mining activities. Jul 06 2020 As these prices climbed illegal activities especially on gold mining have been rapidly expanding into previously untapped parts of the country Dangbala in Akoko Edo Local government Area in Edo State is now at the frontline of this shift as unscrupulous elements seeking to evade authorities are ...

Six arrested for illegal mining in Edo - Daily Post Nigeria

Six arrested for illegal mining in Edo. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command has arrested six persons in connection with illegal gold mining in Ojirame-Afe, Akoko-Edo ...

Illegal mining should give way to vibrant industry ...

Published 27 December 2021 THE strident alarm raised by residents of Dangbala community in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State over the return of illegal gold miners demands swift response from the federal and state governments. Their plea to all stakeholders and the state government to take proactive…

Akoko-Edo Council Boss ban gold mining activities in the ...

The Executive Chairman of Akoko-Edo Local Government Council, Hon Don Oteh Umoru has banned all gold mining activities in the local government area. The Council Boss made the announcement as part of resolutions reached after a security meeting to check the in flock of other persons from the country to Dagbala community and other neighboring …

Investigating the Effect of Dolomite Exploitation on ...

Groundwater Condition of Ikpeshi, Akoko – Edo, Edo State, Nigeria Saliu M.A. 1. 2and Komolafe K. Abstract . The various usefulness of dolomite and its abundance in Ikpeshi has given rise to massive expoitation of it in the community and its environs. The groundwater condition of Ikpeshi

Spatiotemporal changes on land surface temperature, land ...

For Akoko Edo, there was an increase in the soil bareness probably due to the dry climate of the region and enhanced mining activities. The NDBAI appears to perform better in Akoko Edo regions than the humid tropical regions of Ilesa and Ijero Ekiti. Most of the NDWI values in 2017 were above 0 in all the study areas.

4 nabbed for illegal mining in Edo - P.M. News

Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at the Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo state. Haruna Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Security to Governor Godwin Obaseki, said these men were arrested by …

Four in Edo Police net for alleged illegal mining - The ...

By Agency Reporter On Dec 23, 2021. Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The Special ...

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Edo communities where illegal miners hold all the aces. Mar 09, 2021· LGA intervention Rising from a recent stakeholders' meeting, Chairman of Akoko-Edo LGA, Don Umoru, said it was resolved that all mining activities in the community should be suspended while the meetings with miners will continue.

Edo Communitie­s and Dangers Posed by Unauthoris­ed Mining ...

Writes on the dangers posed by the ongoing unauthoris­ed mining in pastoral communitie­s of Ikpeshi, Atte and Dangbala in Akoko-Edo area of Edo State and the security implicatio­ns if not nipped in the bud. -. Dangbala, Ikpeshi and Atte are pastoral community situated in the rocky hills of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.

Stakeholders lament activities of illegal miners in Akoko ...

Stakeholders and investors in solid minerals have urged the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to end activities of illegal miners in Edo State...

Four arrested in Edo for illegal gold mining - Vanguard News

Four arrested in Edo for illegal gold mining By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Four persons have been arrested in Dagbala, Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State for alleged involvement in...

FG's Inaction Fuelling Activities of Illegal Miners in Edo ...

PressReader. Catalog; For You; THISDAY. FG's Inaction Fuelling Activities of Illegal Miners in Edo, Group Alleges - Adibe Emenyonu . A group under the aegis of Concern Indigenes of Dangbala (CID) in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State yesterday alleged that the delay by the federal government and relevant stakeholde­rs to allow …

4 in Police net for alleged illegal mining in Edo - BROAD NEWS

Map of Benin City, Edo Four people have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities in the Dangbala Oketegbe area of Edo's Akoko- Edo Local Government Area. Mr Haruna Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, told reporters in Benin on Thursday that they were apprehended by vigilantes at the mining site.

Four Illegal Miners in Police Net in Edo - The Trumpet

As the activities of armed illegal miners continue to unsettle the quiet Dangbala Community of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, four suspected illegal miners have been arrested and detained at the State Police Command in Benin. The suspects were said to have been apprehended by local vigilantes operating in the community.

Environmental Impact on Surface and Ground Water Pollution ...

The study was carried out to evaluate the surface and groundwater condition from mining activities in Ikpeshi and its environs in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Twenty water samples were randomly collected and analyzed—one borehole water sample, two hands dug wells, eight river samples and nine quarry pits water samples.

4 nabbed for illegal mining in Edo

Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at the Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo state. Haruna Yusuf, the Special Adviser on Security to Governor Godwin Obaseki, said these men were arrested by …

Dangbala: FG inaction behind activities of illegal miners ...

A group under the aegis of Concern Indigenes of Dangbala (CID) in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State has said that the delay by the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders in allowing legitimate licence holders to commence mining activities at the Dangbala site is fueling illegal mining activities in the locality.

Four in Edo Police net for alleged illegal mining - The ...

By Agency Reporter On Dec 23, 2021 Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. The Special...

Four in Edo State Police net for alleged illegal mining

Four persons have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities at Oketegbe area of Dangbala in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Special Adviser on Security to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Haruna Yusuf, revealed this to newsmen in Benin on Thursday. Yusuf said they were arrested by vigilantes at the mining site.

Illegal Gold Mining: Victims Narrates Ordeal From Miners ...

BENIN – Peter Adelabu and Kokumo Godwin have narrated how they escaped being killed by illegal gold miners at the mining site at Oketegbe in Dangbala, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The victims who are still nursing injury sustained from the attack, told newsmen in Benin on Sunday that the denial by some persons that nothing was …

CHALLENGES OF AN ARTISANAL MINE IN NIGERIA.( A CASE …

CHAPTER ONE. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY An Artisanal mine (AM) has long been practiced in Nigeria and around the world. Bolstered by historically high gold prices, a lack of viable alternative livelihoods, and a ready if expensive supply of mercury, there has been a resurgence of ASGM activities in northern Nigeria in recent years.

NSCDC, Edo community disagree over alleged cover for ...

The people of Dangbala Community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State have alleged that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps is providing cover for illegal gold miners in the ...