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Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by edudaniel(m): 5:43pm On Sep 02, 2023
Nuraddeen Auwalu, a middle-aged taxi driver hailing from a Zamfara State community, defies economic hardships by doubling as a casual contract worker in a local mining company. His daily journey to the mining site, concealed beneath his taxi driver guise, is fraught with danger due to rampant bandit activity along the roads.

In Zamfara State, the pervasive banditry has instilled fear among road users, deterring many from venturing out. Neighboring Katsina State shares a similar plight, exemplified by a deadly attack on a gold mining and processing site in January 2022.

Despite these security concerns, Saturday PUNCH ventured into one of Anka, Zamfara's largest mining sites, accompanied by former Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Usman Nagoggo. The journey was marked by trepidation, but Nagoggo assured the team of safety, backed by heavily armed police mobile officers in 16 vehicles.

Upon arrival at the mining site, fortified with security personnel, the team observed a sprawling complex hidden within the forest, complete with high-tech mining equipment and facilities. The inner environment boasted modern amenities, including a clinic, piped water, a restaurant, and comfortable accommodation.

The mining process remained a closely guarded trade secret, involving the separation of raw gold from other materials through meticulous washing and flushing. Zamfara's gold deposits, estimated to account for over 40% of Nigeria's total, have made the state a hotspot for banditry.

Despite the security challenges, thousands of legal and illegal gold miners, like James Udoji, continue their work, emphasizing the need for investment and community support. Udoji, originally from Anambra State, invested heavily in the Zamfara mining site and contributed to local infrastructure, such as road construction.

He stressed the importance of government support, lamenting the impact of the Zamfara State Government's mining ban, which has affected mining activities and caused losses. Udoji received his mining license from the Federal Government and paid annual royalties to them. He called for a reevaluation of the ban, highlighting the potential benefits for Zamfara State.

With over 300 workers under his employ, Udoji planned to expand his workforce by 2,000 once construction was completed. He hoped to convey the reality of mining activities in Zamfara State to Southern Governors, emphasizing the importance of government backing in unlocking the region's mining potential.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by AllenSpencer: 5:44pm On Sep 02, 2023
Good one!

Commendable project!

Not building stadiums and airport in deadlock places.

Osun state should be doing similar projects but the brain governing the state is incapacitated.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by KillahPriest: 5:45pm On Sep 02, 2023
I smell envy brewing grin

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by QuotaSystem: 5:48pm On Sep 02, 2023
Despite the security challenges, thousands of legal and illegal gold miners, like James Udoji, continue their work, emphasizing the need for investment and community support. Udoji, originally from Anambra State, invested heavily in the Zamfara mining site and contributed to local infrastructure, such as road construction.

With over 300 workers under his employ, Udoji planned to expand his workforce by 2,000 once construction was completed. He hoped to convey the reality of mining activities in Zamfara State to Southern Governors,
emphasizing the importance of government backing in unlocking the region's mining potential.

The truth, no matter how long it takes, cannot be concealed forever.

Amidst the high level of banditry and insecurity, the same people chanting ”crude oyel is for Nigeria but gold is only for the North” still found their way to Zamfara’s gold and are planning to invite other southern leaders to join the party up North.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Ladyclara002(f): 5:50pm On Sep 02, 2023
Voilence is that you?
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 5:51pm On Sep 02, 2023
Fear Anambra men grin grin grin

Despite the security challenges, thousands of legal and illegal gold miners, like James Udoji, continue their work, emphasizing the need for investment and community support. Udoji, originally from Anambra State, invested heavily in the Zamfara mining site and contributed to local infrastructure, such as road construction

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by KingMack(m): 5:51pm On Sep 02, 2023
Make sense
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 5:57pm On Sep 02, 2023
Anamabra state have the highest numbers of indigenous investors with financial muscle in Nigeria, they're in every state in Nigeria no be brag I can list

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by 9jahotblog: 6:00pm On Sep 02, 2023
Wow this is massive investment
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by jumper524(m): 6:12pm On Sep 02, 2023
Africans needs to go back to the drawing board and re evaluate the value of currency to be backed by real gold, else those bloody Americans would just buy it with their printed dollar and value it to their economy.

The level of gold discovery going on in Nigeria in recent years is massive and should make an impact soonest.
Niger state, cross river, osun, Kaduna e. T. C.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by AllenSpencer: 6:18pm On Sep 02, 2023
Bestmanfornow:
Anamabra state have the highest numbers of indigenous investors with financial muscle in Nigeria, they're in every state in Nigeria no be brag I can list, as a corper in Lagos camp Iyana Ipaja when GTB were looking for corps members to open account with them once you tell them you're from Anambra na two hands them go take grab you with smile on their faces.

What's the essence of these novel you composed?

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by CodeTemplar: 6:26pm On Sep 02, 2023
No ministry of gold?
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Racoon(m): 6:44pm On Sep 02, 2023
Zamfara gold being mined for the benefits of the state alone while oil belongs to Nigeria. What wicked selfishness.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by defashan: 7:10pm On Sep 02, 2023
Bestmanfornow:
Fear Anambra men grin grin grin

Despite the security challenges, thousands of legal and illegal gold miners, like James Udoji, continue their work, emphasizing the need for investment and community support. Udoji, originally from Anambra State, invested heavily in the Zamfara mining site and contributed to local infrastructure, such as road construction

Anambra people love and worship money. There are many of them working in Borno state at the height of boko haram.
This is the reason many of them are in prisons in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa. Name any notorious prison in the world and see if an Ibo man isn’t in there.
It’s nothing to be celebrated. Your south east is overwhelmed with violence and destruction while some of them are online shouting Ibo amaka.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by tefund(m): 8:08pm On Sep 02, 2023
Pics..
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 8:08pm On Sep 02, 2023
AllenSpencer:


What's the essence of these novel you composed?
Fact
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by AllenSpencer: 8:09pm On Sep 02, 2023
Bestmanfornow:

Fact

What warranted your self acclaimed fact?

Did you read the subject?

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 8:15pm On Sep 02, 2023
defashan:


Anambra people love and worship money. There are many of them working in Borno state at the height of boko haram.
This is the reason many of them are in prisons in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa. Name any notorious prison in the world and see if an Ibo man isn’t in there.
It’s nothing to be celebrated. Your south east is overwhelmed with violence and destruction while some of them are online shouting Ibo amaka.
Name one prison in Arab nations that Yoruba are not, you forgot that southwest is the headquarter of local drug dealers and the god you guys worship is Nigeria biggest drug lord grin
I feel your jealous grin grin Anamabra Obodo Odogwu

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by nedu666: 8:17pm On Sep 02, 2023
Fake story. Udoji ko, ugoji ni. You expect us to believe that an lgbo man is controlling gold mining in zamfara where thousands of bandits and govt officials exist

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 8:17pm On Sep 02, 2023
AllenSpencer:


What warranted your self acclaimed fact?

Did you read the subject?




Go back and read it

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 8:18pm On Sep 02, 2023
nedu666:
Fake story. Udoji ko, ugoji ni
See pain grin grin because it's own by Igbo man

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by nedu666: 8:20pm On Sep 02, 2023
Bestmanfornow:

See pain grin grin because it's own by Igbo man

See as they fooled you easily by covering the names of the real operators and used lgbo name. Oga wise up

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Wisdomkosi(m): 8:23pm On Sep 02, 2023
South East oil belongs to the entire country while Northern Gold belongs to the North. What a country.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Bestmanfornow: 8:29pm On Sep 02, 2023
nedu666:


See as they fooled you easily by covering the names of the real operators and used lgbo name. Oga wise up

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Blue3k(m): 8:41pm On Sep 02, 2023
Wisdomkosi:
South East oil belongs to the entire country while Northern Gold belongs to the North. What a country.
Racoon:
Zamfara gold being mined for the benefits of the state alone while oil belongs to Nigeria. What wicked selfishness.

Lol people like you are either lazy or liars. Legal mining is taxed and that revenue is shared. That data is published regularly but you're not interested.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Raheeqilmaktoom: 9:21pm On Sep 02, 2023
QuotaSystem:


The truth, no matter how long it takes, cannot be concealed forever.

Amidst the high level of banditry and insecurity, the same people chanting ”crude oyel is for Nigeria but gold is only for the North” still found their way to Zamfara’s gold and are planning to invite other southern leaders to join the party up North.


One thing I have been advocating for is total ban on all mining activities in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina till laws are passed and regulations put in place with clear identity of all players involved.

Wannan shi nake tsammani daga matasan wadannan jahohi ba fada akan crumbs da yan siyasa zasu watsa musu ba. Wannan kashe-kashe da ake tayi kusan yana da alaka gaba daya da wannan abu dake faruwa a wadannan yankunan.

Nan da wasu shekaru wannan wurin illan da aka masa ba zai zaunu ba, ballantana maganan noma da kiwo wanda ahakan zai kara jefa al'umman wannan wurin cikin wani hali wanda yan siyasan su kuwa ko ajikinsu.

itsTutsi an samu mulki, ina aka kwana a kan wannan batun?

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by QuotaSystem: 11:16pm On Sep 02, 2023
Raheeqilmaktoom:


One thing I have been advocating for is total ban on all mining activities in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina till laws are passed and regulations put in place with clear identity of all players involved.

Wannan shi nake tsammani daga matasan wadannan jahohi ba fada akan crumbs da yan siyasa zasu watsa musu ba. Wannan kashe-kashe da ake tayi kusan yana da alaka gaba daya da wannan abu dake faruwa a wadannan yankunan.

Nan da wasu shekaru wannan wurin illan da aka masa ba zai zaunu ba, ballantana maganan noma da kiwo wanda ahakan zai kara jefa al'umman wannan wurin cikin wani hali wanda yan siyasan su kuwa ko ajikinsu.

itsTutsi an samu mulki, ina aka kwana a kan wannan batun?


I agree with you that the mining sector needs to be deeply sanitized and closely regulated going forward. I hope the supervising minister has the boldness to face the powerful players and enforce the needed reset.

Gaskiya sun halaka wurin, aman muna fatan wannan shugabancin, zai kara mai da hankali zuwa ga ansan wa’enan wuraren da kuma dakatar da illegal mining, hade da kokarin jami’an tsaron mu, saboda a samu sauki kuma a koma gonanaki.

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Abufo: 1:20am On Sep 03, 2023
jumper524:
Africans needs to go back to the drawing board and re evaluate the value of currency to be backed by real gold, else those bloody Americans would just buy it with their printed dollar and value it to their economy.

The level of gold discovery going on in Nigeria in recent years is massive and should make an impact soonest.
Niger state, cross river, osun, Kaduna e. T. C.



Nigeria should be pushing BRICS own currency but fulanis are so incompetent it beggars belief! The west really made a mess of africa's economy,how is it that countries with verifiable material resources do not have convertible currencies ........while the west mass prints their fiat currencies like confetti!
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Wisereborn: 2:29am On Sep 03, 2023
QuotaSystem:


The truth, no matter how long it takes, cannot be concealed forever.

Amidst the high level of banditry and insecurity, the same people chanting ”crude oyel is for Nigeria but gold is only for the North” still found their way to Zamfara’s gold and are planning to invite other southern leaders to join the party up North.

They are the ones behind the insecurities

One day shall, the citizens go wake up!!!
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by KingLennon(m): 6:46am On Sep 03, 2023
Racoon:
Zamfara gold being mined for the benefits of the state alone while oil belongs to Nigeria. What wicked selfishness.
That's the one Nigeria we are talkinq about. That's why we should divide the country. Keep your gold make I keep my crude. Abokis being foolishly wise sad

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Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by KingLennon(m): 6:48am On Sep 03, 2023
With the mineral deposits we have, we are still one of the poorest black nation sad
Re: Inside The Multi-billion Naira Zamfara Gold Mining Facility** by Typing: 7:01am On Sep 03, 2023
defashan:


Anambra people love and worship money. There are many of them working in Borno state at the height of boko haram.
This is the reason many of them are in prisons in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa. Name any notorious prison in the world and see if an Ibo man isn’t in there.
It’s nothing to be celebrated. Your south east is overwhelmed with violence and destruction while some of them are online shouting Ibo amaka.

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