OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR PRINCE NED NWOKO ON URGENT ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL CHINESE MINING IN IBENO AKWA IBOM STATE

ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜ sᴇɴᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ɴᴇᴅ ɴᴡᴏᴋᴏ

ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ sᴇɴᴀᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ

ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀssᴇᴍʙʟʏ (ʀᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀs)

(ᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴇ ᴏɴ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ)

ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ, ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ.

ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜ sᴇɴᴀᴛᴏʀ ɴᴡᴏᴋᴏ,

sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ: ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ: ᴄʜᴜɴғᴀ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɪᴛᴀɪ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ*

ᴡᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟʟʏ sᴇᴇᴋ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇsᴛᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ *ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ʙʏ ᴄʜᴜɴғᴀ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɪᴛᴀɪ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪʙᴇɴᴏ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ᴀᴋᴡᴀ ɪʙᴏᴍ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.* ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪs ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

ғᴏʀ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ғɪʀᴍs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ *ᴜɴᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ* ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜs *ᴛɪᴛᴀɴɪᴜᴍ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs* ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏʀᴇʟɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀs ᴏғ ɪʙᴇɴᴏ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇs. *ᴛʜɪs ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴅʜᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ _ᴇᴄᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ_.*

ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴊᴀᴡ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ (ɪʏᴄ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛɪʀᴇʟᴇssʟʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ *ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs,* ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴡᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ. ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛʏ ʙʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀᴋᴡᴀ ɪʙᴏᴍ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴɴᴇʟ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴄᴇɴsᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇsᴇ *ᴜɴʟᴀᴡғᴜʟ* ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ *ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪsʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴇɴᴏᴜs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ,* ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴄᴇɴsᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴅᴀsᴛʀᴀʟ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀʙᴜᴊᴀ. *ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪɴᴇsᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs’ ᴅᴇғɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ɴᴏʀᴍs ᴘᴏsᴇs ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ sᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ.*

ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇʟғᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ:

1. ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇʜᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴϙᴜɪʀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄʜᴜɴғᴀ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɪᴛᴀɪ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ.

2. ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇɴᴛ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴜɴᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏғғᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟs.

3. ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪɢᴇɴᴏᴜs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛғᴜʟ ᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴄᴇɴsᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʜᴀʙɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

4. ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴇᴅ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇɢʟɪɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ, sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs.

ᴡᴇ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇsᴛᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs *ᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ* ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss ɪᴛ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛʟʏ ᴛᴏ *ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ɪʙᴇɴᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇʀ ɴɪɢᴇʀ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ.

ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ sᴛᴇᴡᴀʀᴅsʜɪᴘ.

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