Anambra State Government through
Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade has conducted a major operation on illegal miners in the state and arresting twelve suspects and sealed-off sites at Onitsha BridgeHead axis.
Speaking to newsmen, the Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere told Journalists at the scene, that the activities of the suspects were equal to economic sabotage, threat to security and constitute environmental hazard.
During the operation, the agency also confiscated trucks (tippers) owned by the operators who were caught mining sands from under the bridge head at Onitsha, posing great danger to the bridge.
Those arrested have been documented and appropriate actions taken to ensure they face the consequences of their actions.
Angel Network News (ANN) recall that
the Anambra State Government in 2024
placed a ban on illegal sand mining and other mining activities in the state prior to meeting necessary approvals and certifications to help avert the devastating effects of the activities of miners which has contributed to loss of lives, property and causing environmental hazards in the state.
