TINUBU ORDERS IMMEDIATE CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL MINERS
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Security agencies have been instructed by President Bola Tinubu to step up their efforts to crack down on unauthorized miners operating in the nation.
On Thursday in Abuja, he issued the directive while attending a presentation by participants in Course 32 of the National Defence College (NDC) titled, “Harnessing the Mining Industry for Enhanced National Security and Development: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035.”
Additionally, he declared that his administration would make sure that mining exploration corporations put the health and safety of Nigerians and the host communities first.
Tinubu gave the course’s thirty-two participants the assignment to apply the knowledge they gained from an 11-month investigation into the potential of the mining sector to advance both national development and security.
President Tinubu praised the delegation’s work and emphasized the significance of diversifying Nigeria’s economy in his response to Colonel Olajide Bello’s presentation.
‘‘I have listened carefully to your presentation on the theme. Aside from your knowledge of war and security, I could see the intellectual depth of the work done to help the nation, and I must say thank you to all of you.
‘‘I recognise the need for the diversification of the economy, and we have been pushing hard on this. Your involvement will equally promote a better understanding of the issues.
‘‘We have challenges of scavengers and exploiters around the country. We must nip that in the bud, and you military officers understand this better than the civil society.
‘‘We expect that through your command, we will have more resources that we need to make sure we have a stable economic environment,’’ the President said.
The team received assurances from President Tinubu that his administration would see to it that the NDC headquarters in Abuja were completed.
In an interactive session, the president discussed the health effects of exploratory activities and voiced concerns about the welfare of people who live close to mining zones.
‘‘We must pay attention to that at the outset by providing medical centres and other facilities that will protect the lives, property and health of Nigerians,’’ President Tinubu said.
Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Olotu, Commandant, NDC, stated in his speech that 2,871 participants have graduated from the college since it was founded as the National War College in 1992.
He said that the college has students from Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, in addition to thirty African nations.
According to Rear Admiral Olotu, the college has undertaken unparalleled infrastructural upgrades because of the President’s generosity, enabling it to compete well with all other defense colleges worldwide.
But he pleaded with President Tinubu to help finish the college’s permanent site in Abuja, pointing out that the school has been operating out of a temporary location in the Central Business District since 2010 because the permanent site has not been completed.
The Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), and 19 foreign participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America comprised the 111 participants in NDC Course 32.
The college conducts extensive research on all issues pertaining to development and national security.
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The Center for Strategic Research and Studies, a research center inside the college, has been designated as the strategic ECOWAS Training Centre of Excellence for Peace Support Operations.
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