Zvezna vlada Nigerije je pred kratkim opozorila nezakonite rudarje, naj takoj evakuirajo vsa rudarska območja v državi Zamfara, in poudarila, da vse rudarske dejavnosti ostanejo suspendirane, dokler se ne izdajo standardni operativni postopki . Minister za razvoj trdnih mineralov, dr. Dele Alake, v izjavi, da je vlada v lokalnem zastrupitvi v zvezi z nezakonitim rudarskim dejavnostim nastopila za nezakonite rudarske dejavnosti. Območje . je ugotovil, da naj bi prepoved rudarjenja v zadnjih šestih letih preprečila takšne incidente, vendar izbruh zastrupitve s svincem kaže, da tradicionalne in lokalne agencije resno kršijo prepoved, tako da nezakonitim rudarjem dovolijo delovati v svojih pristojnosti directives. He criticized those agencies for their failures that led to the current mess. To ease the situation, the report by experts and officials from the Ministry of Mines will recommend specific interventions to prevent future disasters. Alake also commended the Zamfara state government for deploying emergency services to the area and called on the state government to strengthen cooperation with officials of the Ministry of Mines to jointly combat illegal miners and protect the lives of innocent citizens. Alake announced that the Ministry of Mines will soon issue a comprehensive standard operating procedure to guide the resumption of mining activities in Zamfara State. These procedures will cover the situation of existing mining licence holders and new applicants, compliance with community development agreements, and value added and remediation work to overhaul the Državna rudarska industrija . Ponovil je tudi, da bo nedavno odobreni načrt uporabe satelitske tehnologije za spremljanje rudarskih dejavnosti po vsej državi prenehal z nezakonitim rudarjenjem in drugim zlorabam .
