Troops seize 5,000 bags of ilmenite, arrest six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa

Troops of Operation Delta Safe have seized about 5,000 bags of suspected illegally mined ilmenite sand and arrested six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa State. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspects were arrested around 4:45 p.m. on September 13, 2026, when troops of the 343 Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, deployed in Tamogbene, Ekeremor Local […] Troops seize 5,000 bags of ilmenite, arrest six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa