The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force on Monday arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid on a gold-mining site at Mayo Kam in Gantu village, Bali council area.
Mrs Kefas said perpetrators of rape and violence against women and children would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
The Taraba governor said the aim was to upscale surveillance and air interdiction to obliterate criminal elements on the porous Nigeria-Cameroon border.
The governor urged the traditional chiefs not to provide refuge for fleeing criminals.
“When you cannot provide security, you must allow the people to protect themselves.”
