Traditional Rulers Gold Mining and the Rise of Banditry in Zamfara State, Nigeria, 2015-2023. Felicia Itodo. National Defence College Abuja, Nigeria. DOI: …

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order prohibiting traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining across the state. The Executive Order was signed on Thursday at the Council …

Description of the Situation. 7 July 2010 - A major outbreak of lead poisoning in children has been occurring in Zamfara State, Nigeria since at least March 2010, related to the processing of lead-rich ore for the extraction of gold. During March-April the Zamfara State Ministry of Health was informed by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) of an ...

No fewer than three small-scale miners have died while 11 others were injured when a mining pit collapsed in Dan Kamfani, Anka Local Government of Zamfara State.An eyewitness who works around the ...

Zamfara State Government has established the first of its kind gold reserve in Nigeria, starting with 31 kg of processed gold, that will be deposited in a bank. The Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Matawalle disclosed that the gold was entirely mined and refined by local artisanal miners in the state. Commenting on the motive behind the …

Background:From 2010 through 2013, integrated health and environmental responses addressed an unprecedented epidemic lead poisoning in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. Artisanal gold mining caused widespread contamination resulting in the deaths of > 400 children. Socioeconomic, logistic, and security challenges required …

Impacts of Local Gold Mining on Drinking Water Quality in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Dogara Bashir. A water quality assessment was conducted on the levels of some parameters in drinking water from ground and surface …

The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum ...

Yargalma. Gold ore, sourced from mines throughout Zamfara State, is crushed by hand to gravel . ... A cadre of Zamfara State and local government staff was trained to .

In April 2020, the Nigeria Police Force in Zamfara State arrested two Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in Bukkuyum local government, where the federal government had banned all mining activities to curb killings by armed bandits. In September 2022, a Chinese national was arrested by Economic and Financial …

Zamfara State is located in the northwestern part of Nigeria, and its capital is located in the city of Gusau, which is also and LGA and one of the biggest commercial centers in the state. Here are the 14 Local Government Areas in Zamfara State: Anka. Bakura. Birnin Magaji/Kiyaw.

Nigeria's Enduring "Gold Wars". A man holds a plastic filter as he prepares to wash gold dust at a local goldmine in Bagega village in the northwestern state of Zamfara on August 14, 2013 ...

The level of rural banditry escalated between 2014 and 2019 attracting a lot of attention, while assuming increased political undertones in the run-up to the 2019 Nigerian elections. In Zamfara and parts of neighboring Katsina state in the Northwest, rampaging gangs of armed bandits have engaged in violent acts, attacking, abducting, …

This study assessed the impact of artisanal gold mining (AGM) in Abare, Dareta, Gonar Kowar, Shabili, Sunke and Bagega communities in Anka local government area (LGA) of Zamfara State, North ...

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order prohibiting traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining across the state. The Executive Order was signed on Thursday ...

Illegal mining and its associated conflicts continue regardless. The conflict has been on the increase since 2014, spreading across Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara states. Over 5 000 people have been killed in Zamfara State in the past five years. In February 2020, soldiers killed 13 bandits during clashes in Zamfara and Kebbi …

The effect of mining on the environment: A study of gypsum mining in southern Fune local government area, Yobe state . Unpublished M. Sc Dissertation, Geography Department.

Zamfara govnor ban illegal mining, give shoot-on-sight directive afta kidnap of students. Wia dis foto come from, ... wey dey Sabo Gida village for Bungudu Local Government Area. ...

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order prohibiting traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining across the state. ... I signed an Executive Order ...

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order prohibiting traditional rulers from issuing consent letters for mining across the state.

Map showing Zamfara, Local Government Areas and mining enclaves The mining enclaves are situated in three Local Government Areas, namely Anka (comprising 13 communities), Bukkuyum (comprising 10 communities) and Maru (comprising 8 communities) as tabulated in Table 1. Data and method: The mining enclaves were …

Investigation of potential environmental radiation risks associated with artisanal gold mining in Zamfara State, Nigeria ... 232Th and 40 K were all found to be in Zurmi local government area with ...

Background: The 2010 lead poisoning outbreak that claimed the lives of more than 400 children in artisanal gold mining villages in Zamfara, Nigeria is the tragic result …

Moreover, illegal mining is a security crisis for the country. Since 2011, violent local conflicts and rural banditry, associated with illegal mining, have been on the increase in the North West, especially in Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara states.3 Over 3 600 people were kidnapped between 2011 and 2019. In Zamfara state

lead poison affected areas of Anka and Maru local Government areas of Zamfara state, Nigeria. Key words: Information, Information needs, Local miners, Information sources Paper types: Empirical research Introduction Mining is the process of digging out useful mineral resources from the earth's crust. It is a

Illegal mining and its associated conflicts continue regardless. The conflict has been on the increase since 2014, spreading across Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara states. Over 5 000 ...

Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by edudaniel ( m ): 5:43pm On Sep 02, 2023. Nuraddeen Auwalu, a middle-aged taxi driver hailing from a Zamfara State community, defies economic hardships by doubling as a casual contract worker in a local mining company. His daily journey to the mining site, concealed …

11 November 2011 - The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas ...

Illegal mining and its associated conflicts continue regardless. The conflict has been on the increase since 2014, spreading across Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara states. Over 5 000 ...

Children at an MSF clinic in Anka, Zamfara state. Hundreds died and many more were left with brain damage as a result of pollution from local mining. Photograph: Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty.