Taraba task force raids illegal mining sites, arrests eight:
The operation, conducted in the early hours of Sunday, targeted mining sites in Kusum ...
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Key FactsTaraba Forms New Task Force Against Illegal Mining
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- The government dissolved all previous committees and task forces to tackle unauthorised mining.
- Army Major A.M. Ghali is to command the force, with Army Captain K.R. Odenusi as deputy.
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