{"id":5359,"date":"2022-12-12T19:20:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=5359"},"modified":"2022-12-12T19:20:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T18:20:58","slug":"women-miners-meet-in-kogi-decry-abuse-at-mining-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/women-miners-meet-in-kogi-decry-abuse-at-mining-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Miners Meet in Kogi, Decry Abuse at Mining Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women in Mining in Nigeria <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2022\/08\/29\/illegal-mining-site-collapses-in-kogi-two-persons-confirmed-dead\/\">(WINIM)<\/a>, on Sunday, called for the federal government\u2019s intervention in alleged abuse against women in mining sites and host communities in the country, describing it as prevalent.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async 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src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sabon-layi-tin-mining-site-Influx-of-miners-758x400-1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Kogi \" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adeyemi, an engineer, who was represented by the Programme Coordinator, WIMIN, Ms Deloraine Dennis, said the opportunities for women in the mining sector were too numerous, such as operators, engineers, academia and quarry fields, among others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adeyemi claimed that the rate of molestation and assault of women in the mining sector was alarming, adding, \u201dresearch has shown that 73 per cent of assaults against women are verbal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In her remarks, the commissioner for women affairs, Hajia Fatima Buba, commended the organisers for their support in building the capacity of women in the mining sector in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p 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