The first nickel was found in one farm, but after carrying a very deep survey, they discovered it in so many farms within the area. He told us that they would expand their scope of survey next month

help in tackling recession,” he said.

Our correspondent also found out that the company agreed on new terms with the landowners. It was gathered that the villagers had, through their leaders, demanded for projects to better the lives of their people.

The district head of Dangoma said, “We have brought our needs before him. We want them to build a hospital and boreholes for us, train our youths in skills, as well as pay compensation to the owners of the land.”

He also revealed that the company had so far provided the community with four boreholes while the Chief of Army Staff built one for them.

Speaking on the progress made so far, the district head said the miners had also committed resources towards expanding the scope of their search since all the preliminary findings turned out to be true.

“The first nickel was found in one farm, but after carrying a very deep survey, they discovered it in so many farms within the area. He told us that they would expand their scope of survey next month,” he said.

The Kaduna State Government also promised to link the community by road to Godogodo-Jagindi and other parts of the state.

The deputy governor of the state, Yusuf Barnabas Bala Bantex had, last month explained that the state government was working hard to create jobs to the people of the state. This action, according to him, will reduce insecurity in the state. He said Governor El-Rufai had directed that Dangoma be flooded with all the necessary facilities.

“We have realised the nexus that exists between unemployment, poverty and deprivation on one hand, and insecurity in the other hand. So we are committed to ensuring the creation of jobs for our youths. We cannot do these by employing people to work in the government, so we are attracting investors to come out with their money. We will assist them with land and give them all the necessary support to establish industries.

“The governor has directed that all the Dangoma area should be flooded with all the necessary roads, health facilities and schools so that we would have an orderly development of the area while mining activities are going on. The miners are also under the directives of the governor, that the youth of the area should be trained as miners who would take over from the white people at the end of the day, so that what is happening in the Niger Delta will not happen here. After 50 years in the Niger Delta we are just thinking about training the youth of the area to be familiar with drilling and other activities in the oil sector. The case has to be different in Kaduna State,” Bantex said.

Also speaking, the district head of Kagoma urged his people to continue to be law-abiding, saying that no developmental projects would succeed without peace.