{"id":6846,"date":"2025-04-04T08:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=6846"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:16:35","slug":"nscdc-dislodged-major-illegal-mining-stronghold-in-nassarawa-arrest-3-foreign-nationals-pledged-relentless-onslaught-against-economic-saboteurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=6846","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC DISLODGES MAJOR ILLEGAL MINING STRONGHOLD IN NASSARAWA ARRESTS 3 FOREIGN NATIONALS PLEDGES RELENTLESS ONSLAUGHT AGAINST ECONOMIC SABOTEURS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mining Marshals, a Special Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps with versatility in trainings and professionalism in field operations have secured a major breakthrough in a relentless onslaught against Illegal Mining in Nasarawa State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a tactically coordinated and Intelligence 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