Taraba State residents residing in areas where aircrafts will be flying at low altitude as part of a geological survey exercise conducted by the Federal Government have been told they should not entertain fears over the development.
The advise was given by the government on Sunday in a statement signed by the Ishaku Kigbu, Media /Communication Officer, Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project.
According to the statement, the exercise, which is to begin this week, is in furtherance of the Federal Government’s quest to improve the availability of geological information and data to enhance the diversification of the economy.
The statement read: “Having carried out full sensitisation in the state earlier, the Ministry wishes to re-emphasise that the activity is still ongoing hence the state will experience the flying of these special aircrafts at very low altitude in a repeated pattern to capture magnetic anomalies,”.
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The federal government added that the exercise is to cover six out of the 16 local government councils of Taraba state.
It Listed the councils to include Karim Lamido, Lau, Ardo Kola, Jalingo, Yorro and Zing,
“This has become very necessary given the security situation in the country and to ensure that the people are not misinformed or dis-informed.
“The public may recall that the Airborne Geophysical Mapping Survey started in June 2021, and a robust sensitisation and enlightenment campaign was carried out in the 19 states that were to be covered by the activity.
“The program experienced overlaps due to weather conditions and logistical reasons but has been progressing well since it started,” the statement said.
