Blood Mines: Artisanal Mining and Conflicts in Nigeria

Whether as objects of local conflicts between miners and the surrounding communities or regional conflicts such as militancy in the Niger Delta and banditry in the North-West region, mining has continued to play significant role in conflicts and insecurity across Nigeria. Although violent conflicts and insecurity have preoccupied the attention of the Federal Government, security agencies and security analysts, the role of mining in all of this appears not be given much attention in scholarly and policy literature.

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