The Nigerian government has reacted to the feud between the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Mining Marshals which resulted in the death of an operative.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Wednesday, warned individuals and groups against economic sabotage.
Recall that the police had arrested three NSCC operatives over a colleague’s death and allegedly traced over N2 billion to the suspect’s bank account.
However, Commander of Mining Marshals of the NSCDC, John Onoja dismissed claims made by the police as false.
He fingered the foreign elements and their conspirators for the death of the Mining Marshal operative.
Reacting, Alake described the Mining Marshals as a critical component of the Federal Government’s efforts to sanitize the solid minerals sector and maximize its contribution to national economic growth.
According to him, many of those opposing the activities of the Mining Marshals are direct beneficiaries of the illicit mining ecosystem that
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