Gold Is The Most Smuggled Mineral Out Of Nigeria – Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel, Olamilekan Adegbite, has disclosed that gold is the most struggled mineral out of the country.The Minister revealed this on Monday during his appearance on Channels Television’s Breakfast Programme, Sunrise Daily.

“We have caught a few people trying to smuggle out gold because of its immediate value, it is the most smuggled mineral out of Nigeria”. “We are working also with the Ministry of Interior because most of these Chinese people that do illegal mining come into Nigeria through immigration. They have some sort of stay or work permit.“They come in another guise and they find themselves in mining. So we are working with the Ministry of Interior, Immigration to make sure that there is a monitoring mechanism in place,” he stressed.

“We are forming synergy with all these agencies so that we minimise all the loss from illegal smuggling,” he said.The minister noted the importance of collaboration with these agencies to curb smuggling.

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