The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says illegal miners are still stealing resources in Borno despite the ban on mining activities in the state.
Farouq Musa-Boyi, the NSCDC commandant in Borno, spoke in an interview with NAN on Saturday in Maiduguri, the state capital.
He said the majority of the illegal mining takes place in the Bayo local government area of the state, leading to environmental degradation — particularly in Wuyo, Jaradali, and Balbaya villages.
“There are several minerals in Borno which include feldspar, limestone, kaolin, potash, iron-ore, quarts, magnetite, diatomite, trona, mica, silica sand, gypsum, granite, flutters earth and uranium among others,” he said.
