NSCDC Mining Marshals Arrest Three Foreigners; Accuse Security Operatives Of Complicity In Illegal Mining

The Mining Marshals, a Special Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has secured a major breakthrough in a relentless onslaught against Illegal Mining in Nasarawa State.

In a recent statement by the National spokesperson of corps, Afolabi Babawale quoted the commander Mining Marshals Special squad AssistantCommandant John Onoja Attah, saying that security operatives are actively involved in facilitating illegal mining activities in Nasarawa State.

The statement, however, hinted that the Mining Marshals dismantled a fortified illegal mining site in Rafin Gabas, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State where three Chinese nationals were caught in the illegal act.

Meanwhile, the illegal mining site has been sealed, and a manhunt launched against the fleeing suspects.