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 Nigerian Army High Command for approving two new military battalions in Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa to strengthen security operations across the state.

The Governor urged security agencies to sustain coordinated operations and patrols, secure forest reserves and border communities, and ensure fairness, neutrality and professionalism in discharging their responsibilities.

Bala Mohammed reconfirmed his administration’s commitment to providing timely support to security agencies and called on residents to provide timely information,  and cooperate with authorities to sustain peace across Bauchi State.