MIBA recorded an increase in illegal miners, following unemployment caused by the state of emergency | DRC

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 arnbethnic

The leaders of MIBA (Minière de Bakwanga) had eight diamond pits maintained by clandestine diggers backfilled last week in Mbuji-Mayi, in strategic places where the mining reserves are held in the concession of the private area of MIBA, reports the ACP.

Decided by the senior management of the company, this backfilling operation is part of the fight against the recurring circulation of illegal diggers, generally sponsored by a few economic operators in the sector, with the complicity of certain officials, according to the same source.

According to the leaders of MIBA, this phenomenon of clandestine diggers has grown in particular during the last three months coinciding with the period of confinement following the proclamation of a state of health emergency due to the pandemic of Covid-19 and.

With the state of emergency, the suspension of many commercial activities including drinking establishments and other restaurants sent several young people and adults out of work, who then rushed to the MIBA mining area.

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