The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested no fewer than 1000 suspected illegal miners across the country in the last two years. Ikpeamonwu said that 50 of the arrested suspected illegal miners had been convicted. “NSCDC was able to prosecute and convict them because we are mandated and empowered by the NSCDC Act, 2007 (as amended) to do so,” he said. “NSCDC has trained staff on peace and conflict resolution,” he added. He, however, said that logistics problems, including lack of vehicles, constrained the corps’ fight against illegal mining across the country

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2018 11:37 UTC