Prominent Nigerians are funding banditry, illegal mining – FG

Mr Dele Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Mineral who made the allegation when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals for the 2024 budget defence in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that a lot of banditry and terrorism are sponsored by illegal miners, not people who pick gold on the ground but powerful individuals in the country.

He said the majority of the illegal miners were not foreigners but added that foreigners could be seen as symptoms.

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