Zamfara To Reclaim Gold Fields, Inaugurates Anti-Illegal Mining Committee

The Zamfara State government has taken further step to reclaim its gold fields from illegal miners and criminal elements with the inauguration of a 13-man anti-illegal mining committee.
The committee was inaugurated on Friday in Gusau, the state capital by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada.
The move is part of the state government’s renewed effort to support the federal government in formalising the mining sector, restoring order in mining communities, and cutting off the funding source for banditry and terrorism in the state.
The committee is headed by the commissioner for environment, Hon. Abdulrahman Tumbido. It draws membership from sec...