Akwa Ibom Moves Against Illegal Miners, Shuts Firms

The Akwa Ibom State government has expressed dismay at the proliferation of illegal mining sites in parts of the state, noting that such unwholesome practices by extractive firms, especially Chinese expatriates working with local collaborators, constituted economic sabotage. LEADERSHIP Sunday recalls that the worrisome trends led to the inauguration of the State Committee on Illegal […]