FG seals off Chinese company for illegal mining and water contamination in Abuja

The federal government has sealed off Hongao Mining Company Limited, a Chinese company contaminating water sources in Karshi area council of the federal capital territory (FCT).

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) broke the news on Friday.

“The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA has sealed off a Chinese Gold Mining Company, Hongao Mining Company Limited located in Kutasa Community of the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT for contaminating the water in the community,” the agency tweeted.

Investigation showed how the company operated with water from a stream in Kutasa in Karshi area of the FCT, under the protection of officers of the Nigerian police force.

It was also reported that the company was mining gold illegally, a claim Mohammed Bello, the FCT minister, later confirmed to be true.

The stream is the only water source for at least six communities in the area. The villagers, mostly farmers, said some of them drink from it.

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