09:51, 11-Apr-2019
Nigeria Mining: Gov't suspends mining in Zamfara state after banditry surges
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09:50, 14-Apr-2019
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To Africa now - LINDY's standing by in Nairobi. LINDY, more unrest in Nigeria.
Nigeria's government has suspended mining in the northwestern state of Zamfara. The suspension highlights the breakdown of security in a part of the country where the military, police and state security forces have been deployed in recent weeks to tackle criminal gangs behind a spate of killings and kidnappings. CGTN's Kelechi Emakalam reports.