Ten illegal miners have been arrested and ten bags of precious stones intercepted by Anti-Minning Stoke Force of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corp in Zamfara state.
The suspects were arrested in two mining sites in Talata Mafara local government area of the state.
Spokesperson of the NSCDC in the state said two personnel of the corps were also injured by the local guards hired by the miners.
The insecurity in bedevilling communities in Zamfara has been linked to illegal mining activities.
This prompted the Federal Government to ban all mining activities in the state two years ago.
