The Secret Is Out! Blood Diamond In Nigeria, How Rich Men Are Sponsoring Bandits To Kill People For Gold In Zamfara …
The Secret Is Out! Blood Diamond In Nigeria, How Rich Men Are Sponsoring Bandits To Kill People For Gold In Zamfara …See Shocking Details
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Apr 8, 2019 1:36 PM
Eedris Abdulkareem, a popular Nigerian rapper has register his reaction to the killings of Zamfara residents by armed bandits and the suspension of the mining activities.
The Federal Government officially declared a total ban on all mining activities in Zamfara State and all its surrounding. as a result of violence in the ancient state.
In a statement by Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of the Police, the difficult but necessary decision is part of the strategy to finally restore peace and totally curb the problem of banditry in the northern state.
AbdulKareem stated that he is fully in support of the move by the President Muhamadu Buhari led-Federal Government ; disclosing that the activities of the bandits in Zamfara State was as aresult of a rich cartel dealing in illegal gold mining in the state.
He disclosed that the illegal precious gold mining in the NorthWest geopolitical zone is another “Blood Diamond“ in the making.
The rapper went further to advised the government to chase those who has the sacred responsibility to be in charge of the mining sites, their couriers and middlemen in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.
Eedris, a former member of defunct group – The Remedies, posted on his Instagram page an image of a gold mining site and wrote;
“The goodies in Zamfara that people are being killed for while a blind eye is being turned.
“Go to Dubai many shops are owned by Nigerians. There major business supplying this gold. While going after the bandits, go after those in charge of the sites, their couriers and middlemen in Dubai. The trail is long and the links strong. Hope the political will is there.
“The illegality of the whole business is what is fueling the crisis. Mining should only be done on mining leases. Leases are surveyed and mapped out on land recognized by government upon which mineral resources are extracted and consequently taxed.
“What is happening in Zamfara is illegal mining, the gold is smelted locally and ferried to Dubai through the local gold merchants in our markets.
“They are recorded as scrapped gold extracted from jewelry bought from our women and recycled. It is a big cartel making millions of dollars off the blood of the innocent.
“ANOTHER BLOOD DIAMOND REALITY MOVIE IN THE MAKING…”
In the statements by the Police Chief “sustained efforts to flush out, and permanently put an end to armed banditry and criminality in Zamfara State” in particular and the North West in general, the Nigeria Police in collaboration with the Nigerian Military and other Security Services have commenced “Operation PUFF- ADDER”, which, he said, is a full-scale security offensive against the bandits.
He said the operation is aimed at reclaiming every public space under the control of the bandits and to arrest and bring to book all perpetrators of violence in the area and their collaborators.
The IGP stated that the aim of the of the offensive operation is the “total destruction of all criminal camps and hideouts, mop up all illicit weapons fueling the violence and attain a full restoration of law and order in the affected communities”.
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