Taraba State government has declared that the arrest of illegal miners in the state last week has created a space for legal miners to operate. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE reports that the state government tax force on mining led by General Jeremiah Faransa had last week arrested over 3000 illegal miners in Bali’s local government area of the state. Bello noted that Governor Kefas’s administration was committed to encouraging legal business activities to boost the development of Taraba and improve the lives of her citizens. Her motive is to ensure licensed and legal mining to develop the state through natural resources. “The arrest of illegal miners last week by tax force committee led by General Faransa, is an open space for legal miners to operate and attend to the profit the state is poised to gain.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 21, 2023 14:41 UTC