Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Solid Minerals Development
Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development on Thursday ordered the immediate sealing off of the Nigerian Development and Construction Company (NDCC), an importer and seller of explosives in Koko, Delta State, over illegal diversion of explosives.
In a statement issued by his special assistant on media, Olayinka Oyebode, the minister also ordered the blacklisting of the company and the withdrawal of its explosive licences.
Minister @KFayemi has ordered the immediate closure of Nigerian Development & Construction Company for illegal diversion of explosives.
— FMSMD (@fmsmdngr) August 4, 2016
NDCC has also been blacklisted and its license to handle explosives withdrawn. This action follows an investigation by the NSA’s office.— FMSMD (@fmsmdngr) August 4, 2016
This action is followed by an investigation made by the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), which has revealed that the company was involved in an illegal diversion of about 9,000 kilogramme (kg) of Nitro-glycerine explosives and 16,420 pieces of electrical detonators from its magazines between 2015 and 2016.
The minister, therefore, warned manufacturers, importers, sellers and end users of explosives in the country to desist from the unprofessional sale, procurement, storage and use of explosives in line with the provisions of the Explosives Act of 1964, the Explosives Regulations of 1967, and other extant policy directives.
Fayemi orders closure of NDCC
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