The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce on Monday arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid at a gold-mining site in Mayo Kam, Gantu village, Bali Local Government Area of the state.
The Chairman of the taskforce, Emmanuel Jamu, told journalists in Jalingo that the operation followed weeks of intelligence gathering.
Mr Jamu said security operatives traversed difficult terrain to reach the remote mining site for the raid.
He explained that most of the suspected illegal miners fled into nearby forests before the arrival of the operatives, but two suspects were arrested while attempting to escape.
The chairman also said the task force recovered several items allegedly used for illegal mining, including pumping machines, digging equipment, generators and mineral-processing materials.
