Bauchi Governor Directs Military to Get Ride Of Illegal Mining in the State, Assuring Nobody Would Be Spared No Matter Status or Connection
By Abbas Wali, Bauchi In his administration determination to get ride of crime and criminality as well maintain sustainable peace in the State, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has directed the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to take decisive action against illegal mining, assuring that nobody would be spared regardless of status or connections. Governor Bala Mohammed was speaking during the State Security Council meeting held on Thursday at the Executive Council Chamber Government House Bauchi, where he stressed that illegal mining could finance banditry, support criminal networks and undermine public security. The Governor further directed traditional rulers and local government officials especially at grassroot levels to provide credible intelligence, monitor group and individual movements and prevent illegal land allocations, stressing that violations would attract appropriate legal sanctions He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Ni...