In order to quell the ongoing war between Dangote Group and BUA Group over the mining rights in Obuh, Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, the federal government has ordered both companies to vacate the site to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the area.
The order came just as the community leaders in the area have expressed worry over the development, accusing the Federal Ministry of Mines and Solid Minerals of causing the crisis by giving licences to the warring parties to mine in the same site.
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