The Niger State Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Danjuma Salau has called on illegal gold miners in the state to desist from the act because of its negative consequences.
\nSalau, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Minna, yesterday said that it was wrong for people to continuously defy environmental law for selfish gains.
\nHe condemned the way illegal miners continued to sabotage the state by indiscriminately scavenging for gold without recourse of the ecological consequences and other risk inherent in their action.
\n\u201cIndividuals involved in illegal mining of gold are gradually destroying themselves, the economy and ecology of the place they are carrying out such activities.
\n\u201cWhen the ecology of a place is destroyed, it affects the lives and houses of people living around such places,\u201d he said.
\nSalau said that the same people who were involved in the environmental degradation would turn around to accuse the government of environmental degradation and negligence.
\n\u201cWhereas as a result of their illegal activities, we are encumbered with a lot of crisis, no matter the situation they find themselves, they should stop because of its numerous risks,\u201d he said.
\nSalau charged illegal miners in the state to follow due process to avoid the inherent danger associated with illegal mining, saying that the risk they took daily was not worth their lives.
\n\u201cIrresponsible mining practices causes irreparable harm to the environment and the ecology.
\n\u201cThe use of environmentally unfriendly refining methods and materials put their health and lives at grave risk,\u201d he said.
\nRecall that six illegal miners died\u00a0on April 15 at the Niger State College of Education, Minna, while engaging in illegal mining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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