The Presidential Guards Brigade conducted a raid on an illegal mining facility at Tukashara Wasa, Apo, in the Abuja Municipal Area Council on October 30.
Musa Danmadami, a spokesman for the Defense Department, reported on Thursday that no less than 60 suspected illegal miners had been detained there.
Army major-general Mr. Danmadami reported that the forces also seized two trailers that were filled with products that had been unlawfully mined.
He provided the report at the Defense headquarters in Abuja during the twice-weekly media briefing by the directorate of Defense Media Operations.
The Director of Defence Information, Major-General Jimmy Akpor, stated that the Nigerian military and other security services will not back down from their duties to defend the populace in response to the terror alert issued by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.
Mr Akpor said the nation’s security agencies were not oblivious of the security situation in the country, adding that the country did not rely on any foreign power to safeguard its citizens.
He urged the media to support the military and security agencies in feeding the public with the right information as they emanated from the managers of the nation’s security.
(NAN)