A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry. Vatsa reiterated the claim made by former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who alleged that retired military generals were behind illegal mining, particularly in the north.
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