Plateau State: Miners Return to Mining Site Despite Deadly Arrests

Miners Return to Site Despite Deadly Arrests

Plateau State: Miners Return to Site After Deadly Arrests

Plateau State has witnessed a series of attacks and violence in recent days, with the latest incident involving miners returning to their mining site despite the deadly arrests made by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The NSCDC conducted a mass arrest of suspected illegal miners at the M.I. Wushishi mining site on Monday and Tuesday. However, despite the arrests, some miners have returned to work at the site.

Miners have been operating in the area for decades, and their livelihoods are dependent on mining activities. The miners who returned to the site after the attacks, said they have no other means of sustenance.

Sources revealed that the miners were arrested for illegal mining activities, but some of them have returned to work as they have no other means of livelihood.

Miners Return to Site After Deadly Arrests

Miners Return to Site After Deadly Arrests

Miners Return to Site After Deadly Arrests: Plateau State

Plateau State has been plagued with violence and attacks recently, with the NSCDC arresting a number of suspected illegal miners on Monday and Tuesday. Despite the arrests, miners have returned to their workplaces, stating that they have no other means of sustenance.

The miners have been operating in the region for over a decade, and their livelihoods are heavily dependent on mining activities.

Speaking to SpeakOX News, a miner, Salisu Mohammed, said, “We have no other means of sustenance, and we must continue with our work.”

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Amidst the ongoing violence and attacks, the miners have returned to their workplaces, stating that they have no other means of sustenance.

The miners have been operating in the region for over a decade, with their livelihoods heavily dependent on mining activities.

Speaking to SpeakOX News, a miner, Salisu Mohammed, said, “We have no other means of sustenance, and we must continue with our work.”

<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>