{"id":124956,"date":"2024-07-20T22:45:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T21:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/executive-order-taraba-govt-taskforce-sets-mining-camp-ablaze"},"modified":"2024-07-20T23:55:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T22:55:05","slug":"executive-order-taraba-govt-taskforce-sets-mining-camp-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/executive-order-taraba-govt-taskforce-sets-mining-camp-ablaze","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order: Taraba Govt taskforce sets mining camp ablaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chairman of the Special Taskforce Committee on Environmental Protection, Public Safety and Prohibition of Deforestation, retired General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa, has threatened to set fire on mining camps in Taraba State.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that Governor Agbu Kefas had issued an Executive Order, banning all forms of mining activities in Taraba State.<\/p>\n<p>Fulfilling his threat, Faransa, during the weekend, set ablaze a mining camp located in Akwana village of Wukari Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the camp has been operating illegally despite several warnings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite several warnings, the illegal miners in the area refused to adhere to the Executive Order issued by His Excellency Governor Agbu Kefas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not hesitate to set ablaze any mining camp that will turn down the Executive Order of Governor Agbu Kefas in the best interest of the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The taskforce also arrested three suspected miners at the camp.<\/p>\n<p>Faransa said the suspects will be arraigned before the Special Mobile Court on Environmental Protection, Public Safety and Prohibition of Deforestation for prosecution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chairman of the Special Taskforce Committee on Environmental Protection, Public Safety and Prohibition of Deforestation, retired General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa, has threatened to set fire on mining camps in Taraba State. 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