In osun state , Osun State government has declared war on illegal miners in the state, with a view to mitigating the degradation of the environment.
This was made known in a statement made available to reporters by the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,Funke Egbemode.
The commissioner, in the statement, said despite all the achievements recorded in the mining sector by the government, the state continues to deal with the scourge of illicit and irresponsible mining, which is causing the pollution of the Osun river.
She concluded that the government has since deployed its limited enforcement resources to curbing illegal and informal mining in order to arrest the destruction of the land and pollution of rivers.
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