Kano emirate raises alarm over influx of ‘illegal miners’ from Zamfara

The Emir of Karaye in Kano State, Ibrahim Abubakar, has urged residents of the emirate to report the movement of illegal miners into the area from Zamfara State.

The spokesperson of the emirate council, Haruna Gunduwawa, disclosed this in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday.

The Nigerian government had banned illegal mining in Zamfara, which it linked to banditry in the state.

There have been suspicions that criminality ii the North-west is a fallout of the artisanal mining of gold, lead and other mineral resources in the region.

“The…