The village head of Agoi Ibami is Yakurr LGA of Cross River State, Attah Charles Ikum Ujong has confirmed that there has been heavy shoot out between illegal miners and state security operatives.
He said the shooting began Monday afternoon, disclosing that the security men’s intent was to begin flushing the criminals out of the forests.
In the last three months, over five truckloads of strange men, reportedly from the Sahel region and northern parts of Nigeria disguised as miners.
Attah…
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