Seven suspected illegal miners in Minna crackdown in Niger

Seven suspected illegal miners were arrested in Minna, Niger State, during a crackdown led by the Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Mohammed Qasim Danjuma.
The enforcement operation, carried out around 6:30 p.m. behind the Bilkebeb Shango area of Minna, targeted illegal mining activities reportedly taking place within a residential community on Tuesday evening.
Nine motorcycles allegedly used for the illegal operations were also confiscated during the raid.
The suspects and the seized motorcycles were later handed over to the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for further investigation and necessary action.
The commissioner, accompanied b...