Can Nigeria stop bandits from exploiting Zamfara’s minerals?

Zamfara State is one of Nigeria’s minerally-rich states with huge deposits of gold, copper and lithium. In the same vein, the state has over the years become one of the most insecure in the country, where illegal mining has become intricately linked with banditry, a form of organised crime involving armed groups engaged in cattle […]

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