The Senate advert hoc committee investigating alleged corruption and inefficiency in Ajaokuta Metal Firm and NIOMCO has uncovered unlawful mining actions on the Nationwide Iron Ore Mining Firm, NIOMCO, in Itakpe, Kogi State.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central district, raised the alarm on Monday throughout an oversight go to to the corporate.
She expressed concern over the unlawful extraction of gold and different valuable minerals throughout the firm’s premises, regardless of its mining operations ceasing in 2008.
The committee found that unlawful miners from northern Nigeria have been working unhindered, gaining entrance to the corporate resulting from its lack of fencing.
The miners claimed to be working for numerous gold sellers.
The performing sole administrator of NIOMCO, Isinmidun Festus Loto, confirmed that unlawful mining is a significant problem dealing with the corporate.
He pleaded with lawmakers to intervene and safe federal authorities assist to offer safety and shield the corporate’s tools, valued at billions of {dollars}.
The Senate committee, in its findings, emphasised the necessity for pressing motion to stop additional unlawful actions and the potential breakdown of legislation and order.
