The Mining Marshals have shut down an illegal mining site in the Rafin-Gabas community in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, confirmed this in a statement by Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Thursday in Abuja.
Alake stated that the Mining Marshals, a security outfit established by the Ministry, dismantling the site and arrested three foreigners.
He described the operation as a major step toward curbing illegal mining and sanitizing the sector.
The site, he said had long evaded law enforcement and was reportedly protected by compromised security personnel.
-9News Nigeria.
