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Osun 2022: Five key facts in various sectors 

Five exciting facts about mining in Osun

  • Osun hosts the first and largest industrial scale gold mine in Nigeria. The Segilola gold mine, with a total reserve of 517,800 gold ounces grading at 4.02 g/t.
  • As of 2019, NEITI reported that the state has four registered private mineral buying centres (PMBCs).
  • In 2020, Osun produced 122,356.27 tons of minerals, and contributed N32.20 million to royalty payment. , representing 1.07 percent of the total royalty generated in the year under review, according to NEITI.
  • The total solid minerals revenue gotten by the entire state in 2020 amounted to N119 million. 
  • 2019 data from NEITI showed Osun has the highest number of registered Artisanal and Small-scale Mining operators (ASM), at 72, in the south west, representing 39 percent of the total registered ASM in the geo-political zone.
Osun 2022: Five key facts in various sectors 

Five things you need to know about security in Osun

  • 27 cases of extra-judicial killings were reported to the inquiry panel setup in 2020 after the #EndSars protest.
  • On record, the state has recorded seven extra-judicial killings by state actors from 2021 till date. 
  • From October 2012 till date, the Centre on Foreign relations has recorded a total of 49 deaths by state actors in Osun State.
  • 2017 data from Statista  rates osun 7th most crime-free state in Nigeria, with 886 crimes recorded. 
  • Osun has a total of 1096 inmates across all correctional facilities.
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