The Nigerian government has been urged to respond to serious allegations made by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), regarding the involvement of senior military officials in illegal mining operations across the country. Oshiomhole accused both serving and retired military officers of backing foreign miners, particularly Chinese operators,
Retired Generals Behind Illegal Mining – Sen. Oshiomhole
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that retired military generals are responsible for illegal mining activities across Nigeria. Senator Oshiomhole made this assertion during the presentation of the 2025 budget report by Senator Sampson Ekong, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, before the Senate Committee