A socio-cultural group in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, the Okpameri Descendants Union (ODU), has condemned in strong terms the renewed
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There is tension in Dangbala as various groups compete for the illegal mining of gold deposit in Akoko Edo. Unauthorised mining activities in Dangbala, Akoko Edo Local Government in Edo State continue to peak as non-state groups struggle over the unregulated gold mining sites. Gold Mining groups and elites with vested interests in the Akoko Edo have also increased the competition over access to mining sites. And this has continued to fuel the rising threat within and around the area.
Edo State government and Federal Government must move to disincentivise artisanal mining by the local population. Arguably, the human capital deficits in Dangbala and Uneme Eruru, Akoko- Edo and lack of effective government presence in mining areas are push-factors to the cut-throat engagement of the local population in a quest for sustenance and survival. Adequate government regulations will, to a large extent, address the losses to illegal mining. Part of the revenue accruing from regulated mining sho