Illicit Deals: Nigeria loses N13.7 trillion to illegal mining, Gold Racket, Say Police

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria is losing an estimated $9 billion (₦13.7 trillion) annually to illegal mining and gold smuggling, a racket that fuels banditry and deepens insecurity, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ajao Adewale, has said. Speaking at a media parley organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT…