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Fig.1.1 Washing Activity of Heavy Metal in Bagega Village in Anka, Zamfara State II. Description of the Study Area Anka is one of the 14 Local Governments of Zamfara State. It is located between latitudes 11039'N and 12018'N, and longitudes 5054'E and 6019'E. With an area of 2,940km2, Anka has a population of 263,400
Aug 01, 2020· Abare is a remote village situated in Anka Local Governments of Zamfara State, Nigeria. It is a region where active artisanal gold mining is ongoing. It is located between latitudes 11º40′0″N and 12º0′0″ N and longitudes 6º00′E and 6º20′0''E of the equator. With an area of 2,940km2, Anka has a population of 263,400.
Jun 03, 2021· Bandits have attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State. Sources told Channels Television that the armed men stormed the area at about 5pm on Wednesday and began to shoot sporadically. But the bandits were engaged in a gun duel by the policemen who were stationed in a mining company along the road, an eyewitness …
Introduction. The proliferation in recent time of unregulated artisanal gold mining activities in Zamfara State, Nigeria has fuelled instability and lead poisoning crisis across gold mining communities primarily in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Areas thereby placing a significant burden on the already fragile economy and heath care system in the state [].
Zamfara is a state situated in northwestern part of Nigeria. Its capital city is Gusau. The languages spoken in the state are Hausa, Fulfulde and Arabic, while it's official language is English. Islam and Christianity are the principal and major religions of the state. Zamfara state was created on 1st of October, 1996 by General Sani Abacha.
This study investigated the concentration of lead, copper, and cadmium in the soil of Anka, and also analyzed the spatial distribution and spread of lead concentration in Anka, one of the areas worst hit by the 2010 lead poisoning outbreak, with a view to giving aid to policy and decision makers in terms of priority areas for intervention and ...
Heavy metals which have received the most attention both in terms of sources and effects are those which are considered either (or both) as essential or toxic or show a high geochemical abundance, these include; zinc, iron, copper, molybdenum, lead, mecury and cadmium [8,9,10]. Zamfara State of Nigeria has a lot of untapped mineral resources.
The Zamfara kidnapping (or Jangebe kidnapping) was the abduction of 279 students aged between 10 and 17 during a raid by armed bandits on 26 February 2021. The kidnapping occurred at the Government Science Secondary School, a boarding school in Jangebe (also rendered as Dengebe), in Zamfara State, Nigeria. All were released by the bandits on 2 March 2021, though claims vary ...
Jun 03, 2021· Bandits have attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State. Sources told Blaze Newz that the armed men stormed the area at about 5pm on Wednesday and began to shoot sporadically. But the bandits were engaged in a gun duel by the policemen who were stationed […]
The study was conducted to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Co, Mn, Fe, Cr, Cd and Pb) in the liver, kidney and flesh of Cattle, Sheep and Goats from Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government areas of Zamfara State Nigeria. The levels of heavy metals in the liver, kidney and flesh of beef, mutton and caprine ranged from 56 to 549 μg·g-1 for Zn; 109 to 576 μg·g-1 for Fe ...
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Jun 01, 2017· The Zamfara lead poisoning saga was due to indiscriminate small-scale artisan gold mining activities inwhich the ores were contaminated by lead [17]. Mining activities were reported in and around Bagega village in Anka LGA of Zamfara State in Nigeria, and within many of the mud-walled houses where humans and animals cohabit.
Apr 17, 2017· Small gold placer mines (Zamfara, Bishini) are concentrated in Central, West, and North-West of the country (Maru, Anka, Malele, Gurmana, Bin Yauri, Okolom-Dogondaji). Most of them worked out, the prospects of the increase in reserves are associated with the area of Ilesha.
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Sarkin Zamfara Attahiru Ahmad (CON) is one of the most revered Emirs in the history of Zamfara and Nigeria in at large. He is a ruler who attains an unprecedented height among the Emirs that ruled Anka in the 21 century. The people of Anka presently recapitulate the events of his reign. [1]. Read more.. His Royal Highness. Emir of Zamfara, Alh.
Jun 28, 2021· Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state are witnessing an alarming rise in the incidence of sexual violence and illnesses related to a lack of food, safe water, and vaccinations as attacks by armed groups force people to flee their homes or cut them off from lifesaving medical care and other essential services.
Jun 30, 2010· The ten letters sent included the first one on May 14, 2007 addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara State requesting for police assistance to raid illegal mining sites discovered in Anka ...
Jul 01, 2021· The study area of Anka Local Government Area of in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, is well known for crude artisanal and local mining and mineral processing such as gold. Anka lies on latitude 11, 0 51′ N and 12, 0 08′ N, and on longitude 5°51′ E and 6°08′ E and covers an area of about 2,940km 2, ( Fig. 1 ).
Jun 03, 2021· The police in Zamfara have foiled bandit attacks on a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town, on the Bagega-Anka Road in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command SP Muhammad Shehu.
Sep 29, 2010· No single event illustrates this more than the recent tragic events in Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria. It was supposed to be the World Environmental Day celebration on 5 June 2010 but the inhabitants of gold-bearing communities Anka and Bukkuyum and local governments in Zamfara State had a different fate in stock for them.
Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Lead Concentration in the Soil of Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health . 2016; 4(1):16-23. doi: 10.12691/jephh-4-1-3.
Anka is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Anka at. / 12.10833°N 5.93333°E / 12.10833; 5.93333. . It has an area of 2,746 km 2 and a population of 142,280 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 890.
Jan 06, 2021· Anka SA, Bello TS, Waziri AF, Muhammad AS, Bello I, Nasiru AM (2020) Environmental effect of lead combination of mining communities in Zamfara State, Nigeria: a review. J Bio Today's World 9(9):1–3. Google Scholar 16.
PDF | On Oct 20, 2015, Felix Ndukson Buba and others published Geospatial Analysis of Lead Concentration in the Soil of Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria | Find, read and …
Jun 03, 2021· Bandits have attacked a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town along the Bagega-Anka Road in Zamfara State. Sources told Channels …
Sep 06, 2019· Copper) using Bacillus Firmus isolated from contaminated gold mining soil of Anka in Zamfara State, Nigeria Hauwa Hussain1, Clement M. Z. Whong2, Saleh A. Ado2, Nuhu A. Abdulmumin3 Soil pollution is among the major global concerns of environmental activities has increased over the past decades. Soil contamination by mining
Niger State is one of the states in the North-Central region of the country, endowed with amazing solid mineral resources that have great potentials to turn the economy of the state and favourably ...
Apr 16, 2021· It was May 2020, and testing had found another 42 cases of COVID-19 in Zamfara State, northern Nigeria. I'm a health promotion supervisor with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Anka, a local government area in Zamfara State. We didn't have any positive cases in Anka…