Community leaders in Southern Kaduna have accused Colin Ikin, an Australian mining executive, of manipulation and potentially fraudulent activities in his dealings with local communities. According to the community leaders,  Ikin's company, Atlantic Mining Techniques Limited, has been attempting to operate in the area, but locals have raised concerns about his methods. According to sources, Ikin has been using cash payments to secure local support, while making claims about high-level government connections. "He gave out millions of Naira to buy loyalties from people who were willing to sell," a community leader from Bakin Kogi said. "Some group of elders, a few of them were given 10 million naira in December 2024 by Colin Ikin. That is strange to me." The community leaders also accused Ikin of intimidation tactics and grandiose claims about his connections to the presidency.  "Colin Ikin boasts so much of having connections to the presidency, and with that...