A statement signed and issued on Thursday night by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, sternly warned people who may want to flout the directive, saying there would be dire consequences for any illegal miner forthwith in the state.
The government observed that it was in the overriding interest of the public to protect the people from any hazard or pollution and also maintain equal rights of benefits accruable from any mineral resources to the people of the state.
“Following the directive by His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, on the report of the discovery of mineral resources in some communities in Enugu State; and the illegal mining of such mineral resources in those communities without the authorization/consent of the State Government, I hereby direct that all illegal mining activities in Enugu State should stop with immediate effect,” the statement noted.
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