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“EFCC Under The RCCG Pastor Is Working”- Nigerians Aghast As Anti-Graft Agency Officials Arrest 41 Suspects, Seizes 12 Trucks For Alleged Illegal Mining Of Lithium Worth Billions Of Naira
“EFCC Under The RCCG Pastor Is Working”- Nigerians Aghast As Anti-Graft Agency Officials Arrest 41 Suspects, Seizes 12 Trucks For Alleged Illegal Mining Of Lithium Worth Billions Of Naira....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Written By Oshiobugie John
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 41 suspects and confiscated 12 trucks for their purported involvement in illegal mining and possession of various types of solid minerals without the requisite licenses. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
They were apprehended on Monday, February 5, 2024, at various locations in Share, Banni, Lade, Patigi, and Okolowo in Kwara, as well as Igbeti and Ogbomosho in Oyo state. Their arrest followed credible intelligence regarding the activities of illegal miners transporting truckloads of assorted minerals outside the state without the necessary licenses.
The apprehended individuals include Nura Lawan, Tunde Jimoh, Sani Umar, Oyeleke Sunkanmi, Adegboyega Oluwashola, Mohammed Umar, Muhammed Abubakar, Dawud Muideen, Chukwu Okpara Idam, Ganiyu Roqeeb, Umina Umina, Nura Ibrahim, Isiyaku Jibril, and Samaila Ibrahim.
Others implicated are Idris Isah, Abdullahi Adamu, Yusuf Auwal, Aminu Usman, Muhammed Musa, Yusuf Ibrahim, Abdullahi Sani, Ishola Mayowa Qudus, Zakariyau Yusuf, Abubakar Dauda, Mohammed A. Mohammed, Soliu Mohammed, Sunday Adewale, and Adeyemi Michael.
The Command previously, on July 12, 2023, secured the conviction of a Chinese national, Gang Deng, and finalized the forfeiture of two trucks with their mineral contents to the Federal Government. Additionally, 13 Chinese nationals, comprising a female and 12 males, were apprehended for offenses related to illegal mining.
The suspects will be prosecuted in court once investigations are concluded, further underscoring the EFCC’s commitment to combatting economic crimes and enforcing regulatory compliance within the mining sector.
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