The Government of Niger State has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace responsible mining policy of the state government for their safety.
The Governor of Niger Farmer Umaru Bago made the Appeal when he visited the scene of the explosion in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of the State to commiserate with victims and community members.
The governor acknowledged that the area has a large deposit of gold lithium and is characterised by artisanal mining resulting in insecurity in the area.
The Governor said they have been able to reorganise miners in Niger State to a certain level as they have realized that this menace of illegal mining, artisanal mining has been here for a very long time, but nobody put attention to it.
The governor announced a donation of the sum of 174 million naira to victims of the dynamite explosion.
The Governor explained that Five million naira each should be given to those whose houses were totally destroyed, two million naira to those partially damaged, One million naira to the injured, two million naira to the families of the deceased and ore million nairaeach to those whose vehicles were affected.
The Niger State said it will constitute a committee to ensure the judicious sharing of the money.
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