The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 29 suspects allegedly involved in illegal dredging and mining in prohibited sites in Imo State.
This was disclosed on Friday by the State Commandant, Dajuma Elisha in Owerri, the state capital.
While parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters, Elisha said the arrest followed ceaseless complaints and reports by the state government of the activities of illegal miners and dredgers.
He explained that their illegal mining activities have continued to deface the city thereby causing environmental hazards like pollution and land degradation.
According to the NSCDC boss, the suspects will be profiled and prosecuted accordingly.
Elisha also asked indigenes in this line of business to quit and find another legal source of livelihood.
