ANI expresses concern over activities of illegal miners in National Park

From Godwin Agia, Jalingo

A non-governmental organization, Africa Nature Investors (ANI), on Thursday expressed concern over the activities of illegal miners who are gradually taking over the northern part of Gashaka-Gumti National Park.
The organisation called on the state and federal governments to address this concern before it gets out of hand.
The Executive Director of Africa Nature Investors, Mr. Morakinyo Tunde, disclosed this during the commissioning of the Gumti outpost of the Gashaka-Gumti National Park in Toungo Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
Mr. Morakinyo noted that illegal mining poses a significant challenge to ANI’s core mission of developing and protecting Gashaka-Gumti National Park, aiming to make it a hub of development in Nigeria.
“The northern part of the national park still faces threats ranging from logging, farm encroachment, illegal cattle grazing, and illegal mining,” he said.