Legal, Public Health and Environmental Issues Arising from Mining Activities at Itangunmodi Community of Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State
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2017
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Ife Juris Review
Abstract
Mining hazards caused by unregulated and unprofessional miners
had plagued a community known as Itangunmodi, located at
Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State in
Nigeria, spanning over three decades. Reporters and Journalists
from different media platforms have been conducting
investigations, seeking the views of experts and making necessary
recommendations on the issues of mining hazards in this
particular community of Itangunmodi amongst others. The
primary objective of this paper is to identtb, mining hazards in
this particular community and then make useful recommendations
to address the identified challenges. This paper will approach the
Itangunmodi community mining hazards by reference to Internet
sources, Newspaper publications and text books. This paper finds,
amongst others, that, despite legislations to regulate
environmental hazards, the Nigeria government and other
stakeholders have done little or nothing to address the hazardous
challenges of mining activities to the communities where precious
stones and other rich mineral deposits are found, such as the
Itangunmodi community under review herein.